KUN-4

('kun' in the fourth tone)

There are some 19 standard Chinese characters with a 'kun' pronunciation. Major sound-indicating components are: 昆 (8 occurences), 困 (5 occurences).

The most frequently encountered 'kun' characters are:

困 = kun(4) = sleepy

昆明 = Kun(1)ming(2) = Kunming, the capital of Yunnan

困 = kun(4) = sleepy

困难 = kun(4)nan(2) = difficult

难 = nan(2) = difficult

Both 困 and 难 can be used as single character / morpheme words.