kūn​wú

Kunwu kingdom

Senses

昆吾 kūn​wú Kunwu kingdom

(literary) an ancient state or tribe located in present-day Henan province during the Xia Dynasty, later defeated by the Shang Dynasty; can also refer to its ruler

昆吾 kūn​wú Kunwu Mountain

(literary) a legendary mountain said to produce fine copper or red stone

昆吾 kūn​wú midday

(literary) the position of the sun at high noon

昆吾 kūn​wú government furnace official

(literary) an official title in ancient China responsible for supervising the smelting and casting of metals

昆吾 kūn​wú precious stone

(literary) a type of beautiful stone inferior to jade

昆吾 kūn​wú famous sword

(literary) a legendary sword or blade traditionally made from copper found on Kunwu Mountain

昆吾 kūn​wú Kunwu (place name)

(literary) a place south of Chang'an near the Zhongnan Mountains belonging to the Shanglin Garden during the Han Dynasty

References

see 昆吾/昆吾 正午/正午
variant 昆吾/昆吾 琨珸/琨珸
variant 昆吾/昆吾 锟铻/錕鋙
variant 琨珸/琨珸 昆吾/昆吾
variant 锟铻/錕鋙 昆吾/昆吾