gǔn

Gun, mythical father of Yu the Great

Senses

/ 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

/ 鯀 gǔn variants: 鮌 giant fish

(literary) a giant fish mentioned in ancient texts

References

see 鲧/鯀 大禹/大禹