How to Write 琨 (kūn) — Meaning “A type of fine jade”

Imagine a king (王) wearing a crown made of jade, standing next to his elder brother (昆). The elder brother is very proud of the king's beautiful jade crown, which is 琨 — a fine jade. This picture links the two parts to the meaning.

The left radical 王 must be written with the three horizontal strokes evenly spaced, and the last horizontal stroke should be slightly longer than the first two. The right part 昆 has a sun (日) on top of two legs (比), so be careful that the top part of 昆 is fully above the bottom part, not overlapping. A common mistake is making the 王 radical too wide; keep it narrow to balance with the right side.

The character 琨 (kūn) contains 昆 on the right, which gives the sound, while 珙 (gǒng) has 共 (together) on the right and means a type of jade or a name. 珞 (luò) has 各 on the right and refers to a kind of jade necklace or pendant. Visually, 琨 has the 日 component in 昆, 珙 has a 共 with two horizontal strokes and a triangle-like shape, and 珞 has 各 with a top part like 夂 and a mouth 口.

Common words containing 琨 include: 琨玉 (kūn yù) — Kun jade (a type of fine jade); 瑶琨 (yáo kūn) — Fine jade; 张琨 (zhāng kūn) — Zhang Kun (a person's name)..