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鮌
gǔn

variant of 鯀|鲧[Gǔn]

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

鲧/ 鯀 gǔn variants: 鮌 Gun

a mythical figure from ancient China, the father of 大禹 dà​yǔ (Yu the Great), who was punished for failing to control the Great Flood

鲧/ 鯀 gǔn variants: 鮌 giant fish

(literary) a giant fish mentioned in ancient texts

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