kūn​yuán

the earth

kūn​yuán the earth

  1. earth
    the earth; the cosmos
  2. first
    (bound form) first; primary; original; such as in 元旦 yuán​dàn

kūn​yuán generative power of the earth

  1. [the Earth trigram]
    One of the Eight Trigrams in the 易经 yì​jīng, consisting of three broken lines (☷) and symbolizing the Earth, the mother, or the feminine principle
  2. basic
    (bound form) basic; fundamental; constituent; such as in 元素 yuán​sù