坤 (kūn): Earth — Stroke Order & Writing Guide
1.
Animated Stroke Order 坤
Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.
Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.
.%3C%2Fdesc%3E%3Cstyle%3E%0A%40keyframes%20draw-stroke%20%7B%0A%20%20to%20%7B%20stroke-dashoffset%3A%200%3B%20opacity%3A%201%3B%20%7D%0A%7D%0A%3C%2Fstyle%3E%3Cg%3E%3Crect%20x%3D%220%22%20y%3D%220%22%20width%3D%22500%22%20height%3D%22500%22%20fill%3D%22%238ecae6%22%3E%3C%2Frect%3E%3Cline%20x1%3D%220%22%20y1%3D%22250%22%20x2%3D%22500%22%20y2%3D%22250%22%20stroke%3D%22rgba(255%2C255%2C255%2C0.2)%22%20stroke-width%3D%221%22%3E%3C%2Fline%3E%3Cline%20x1%3D%22250%22%20y1%3D%220%22%20x2%3D%22250%22%20y2%3D%22500%22%20stroke%3D%22rgba(255%2C255%2C255%2C0.2)%22%20stroke-width%3D%221%22%3E%3C%2Fline%3E%3Ctext%20x%3D%22490%22%20y%3D%22488%22%20fill%3D%22%23ffffff%22%20font-size%3D%2218%22%20font-family%3D%22Arial%2C%20sans-serif%22%20text-anchor%3D%22end%22%20dominant-baseline%3D%22ideographic%22%20opacity%3D%220.8%22%3Ehanzistroke.com%3C%2Ftext%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3Cdefs%3E%3CclipPath%20id%3D%22mask-1%22%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M%20298%20502%20Q%20320%20509%20344%20514%20Q%20375%20524%20381%20529%20Q%20388%20536%20384%20545%20Q%20377%20555%20347%20561%20Q%20323%20565%20300%20556%20L%20249%20536%20Q%20230%20532%20214%20525%20Q%20171%20512%20119%20505%20Q%2085%20496%20110%20482%20Q%20155%20461%20208%20479%20Q%20227%20485%20250%20489%20L%20298%20502%20Z%22%3E%3C%2Fpath%3E%3C%2FclipPath%3E%3CclipPath%20id%3D%22mask-2%22%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M%20290%20317%20Q%20294%20413%20298%20502%20L%20300%20556%20Q%20303%20661%20321%20725%20Q%20324%20737%20303%20752%20Q%20266%20771%20241%20775%20Q%20225%20778%20216%20769%20Q%20209%20762%20217%20746%20Q%20244%20709%20244%20682%20Q%20248%20612%20249%20536%20L%20250%20489%20Q%20250%20401%20246%20302%20C%20245%20272%20289%20287%20290%20317%20Z%22%3E%3C%2Fpath%3E%3C%2FclipPath%3E%3CclipPath%20id%3D%22mask-3%22%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M%20246%20302%20Q%20188%20283%20126%20260%20Q%20108%20253%2079%20253%20Q%2066%20250%2064%20240%20Q%2063%20227%2073%20218%20Q%2098%20203%20133%20186%20Q%20143%20183%20156%20193%20Q%20189%20221%20227%20243%20Q%20285%20273%20343%20305%20Q%20365%20317%20381%20330%20Q%20394%20339%20394%20349%20Q%20388%20353%20290%20317%20L%20246%20302%20Z%22%3E%3C%2Fpath%3E%3C%2FclipPath%3E%3CclipPath%20id%3D%22mask-4%22%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M%20448%20582%20Q%20424%20597%20400%20602%20Q%20393%20603%20388%20598%20Q%20381%20592%20390%20582%20Q%20432%20518%20447%20363%20Q%20448%20309%20487%20277%20Q%20488%20277%20491%20275%20Q%20507%20271%20508%20296%20L%20507%20322%20Q%20504%20344%20496%20369%20Q%20492%20403%20484%20446%20Q%20475%20501%20472%20546%20C%20470%20569%20470%20569%20448%20582%20Z%22%3E%3C%2Fpath%3E%3C%2FclipPath%3E%3CclipPath%20id%3D%22mask-5%22%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M%20734%20324%20Q%20755%20296%20773%20288%20Q%20785%20279%20801%20304%20Q%20817%20335%20847%20501%20Q%20857%20537%20882%20565%20Q%20897%20580%20884%20595%20Q%20866%20614%20817%20642%20Q%20799%20651%20702%20629%20Q%20690%20629%20660%20621%20L%20606%20611%20Q%20584%20608%20560%20603%20Q%20499%20590%20448%20582%20C%20418%20577%20444%20536%20472%20546%20Q%20481%20555%20605%20575%20L%20659%20583%20Q%20690%20590%20727%20594%20Q%20761%20600%20773%20588%20Q%20789%20569%20787%20551%20Q%20763%20368%20741%20356%20C%20726%20333%20726%20333%20734%20324%20Z%22%3E%3C%2Fpath%3E%3C%2FclipPath%3E%3CclipPath%20id%3D%22mask-6%22%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M%20658%20449%20Q%20688%20456%20715%20459%20Q%20737%20463%20729%20476%20Q%20719%20491%20693%20495%20Q%20677%20496%20658%20492%20L%20605%20477%20Q%20565%20464%20531%20453%20Q%20515%20449%20535%20435%20Q%20544%20428%20562%20432%20Q%20583%20436%20605%20440%20L%20658%20449%20Z%22%3E%3C%2Fpath%3E%3C%2FclipPath%3E%3CclipPath%20id%3D%22mask-7%22%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M%20657%20315%20Q%20697%20321%20734%20324%20C%20764%20327%20769%20345%20741%20356%20Q%20710%20371%20657%20351%20L%20604%20341%20Q%20553%20331%20507%20322%20C%20478%20316%20478%20295%20508%20296%20Q%20515%20296%20528%20297%20Q%20567%20304%20604%20307%20L%20657%20315%20Z%22%3E%3C%2Fpath%3E%3C%2FclipPath%3E%3CclipPath%20id%3D%22mask-8%22%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M%20604%20307%20Q%20598%20-35%20616%20-64%20Q%20631%20-80%20640%20-59%20Q%20658%20-17%20657%20315%20L%20657%20351%20Q%20657%20403%20658%20449%20L%20658%20492%20Q%20658%20541%20659%20583%20L%20660%20621%20Q%20663%20741%20685%20776%20Q%20692%20792%20672%20808%20Q%20647%20827%20604%20839%20Q%20585%20843%20572%20830%20Q%20562%20821%20574%20809%20Q%20605%20784%20607%20747%20Q%20607%20693%20606%20611%20L%20605%20575%20Q%20605%20530%20605%20477%20L%20605%20440%20Q%20605%20392%20604%20341%20L%20604%20307%20Z%22%3E%3C%2Fpath%3E%3C%2FclipPath%3E%3C%2Fdefs%3E%3Cg%20transform%3D%22%0A%20%20%20%20translate(10%2C%20431.875)%0A%20%20%20%20scale(0.46875%2C%20-0.46875)%0A%20%20%22%3E%3Cg%20style%3D%22opacity%3A%201%3B%22%3E%3Cpath%20clip-path%3D%22url(%23mask-1)%22%20d%3D%22M%2012%20494%20L%20182%20494%20L%20326%20537%20L%20373%20539%22%20stroke%3D%22%23ff0000%22%20stroke-width%3D%22200%22%20fill%3D%22none%22%20stroke-linecap%3D%22round%22%20stroke-linejoin%3D%22miter%22%20stroke-dasharray%3D%22367.32560019035947%2C367.32560019035947%22%20style%3D%22opacity%3A%200%3B%20stroke-dashoffset%3A%20367.326%3B%20stroke-dasharray%3A%20367.326%3B%20animation%3A%20800ms%20linear%200ms%201%20normal%20forwards%20running%20draw-stroke%3B%22%3E%3C%2Fpath%3E%3Cpath%20clip-path%3D%22url(%23mask-2)%22%20d%3D%22M%20149.1%20820.5%20L%20278%20720%20L%20279%20701%20L%20269%20333%20L%20251%20310%22%20stroke%3D%22%23ff0000%22%20stroke-width%3D%22200%22%20fill%3D%22none%22%20stroke-linecap%3D%22round%22%20stroke-linejoin%3D%22miter%22%20stroke-dasharray%3D%22579.7796612656316%2C579.7796612656316%22%20style%3D%22opacity%3A%200%3B%20stroke-dashoffset%3A%20579.817%3B%20stroke-dasharray%3A%20579.817%3B%20animation%3A%20800ms%20linear%201000ms%201%20normal%20forwards%20running%20draw-stroke%3B%22%3E%3C%2Fpath%3E%3Cpath%20clip-path%3D%22url(%23mask-3)%22%20d%3D%22M%20-18.2%20254.9%20L%20137%20225%20L%20217%20267%20L%20392%20344%22%20stroke%3D%22%23ff0000%22%20stroke-width%3D%22200%22%20fill%3D%22none%22%20stroke-linecap%3D%22round%22%20stroke-linejoin%3D%22miter%22%20stroke-dasharray%3D%22439.5975610518794%2C439.5975610518794%22%20style%3D%22opacity%3A%200%3B%20stroke-dashoffset%3A%20439.6%3B%20stroke-dasharray%3A%20439.6%3B%20animation%3A%20800ms%20linear%202000ms%201%20normal%20forwards%20running%20draw-stroke%3B%22%3E%3C%2Fpath%3E%3Cpath%20clip-path%3D%22url(%23mask-4)%22%20d%3D%22M%20317.1%20653.7%20L%20431%20562%20L%20444%20537%20L%20473%20355%20L%20494%20287%22%20stroke%3D%22%23ffffff%22%20stroke-width%3D%22200%22%20fill%3D%22none%22%20stroke-linecap%3D%22round%22%20stroke-linejoin%3D%22miter%22%20stroke-dasharray%3D%22429.8704739605155%2C429.8704739605155%22%20style%3D%22opacity%3A%200%3B%20stroke-dashoffset%3A%20429.869%3B%20stroke-dasharray%3A%20429.869%3B%20animation%3A%20800ms%20linear%203000ms%201%20normal%20forwards%20running%20draw-stroke%3B%22%3E%3C%2Fpath%3E%3Cpath%20clip-path%3D%22url(%23mask-5)%22%20d%3D%22M%20361.4%20613.1%20L%20479%20569%20L%20739%20617%20L%20775%20617%20L%20804%20608%20L%20832%20577%20L%20813%20507%20L%20797%20409%20L%20773%20334%20L%20780%20299%22%20stroke%3D%22%23ffffff%22%20stroke-width%3D%22200%22%20fill%3D%22none%22%20stroke-linecap%3D%22round%22%20stroke-linejoin%3D%22miter%22%20stroke-dasharray%3D%22784.4331562075085%2C784.4331562075085%22%20style%3D%22opacity%3A%200%3B%20stroke-dashoffset%3A%20784.398%3B%20stroke-dasharray%3A%20784.398%3B%20animation%3A%20800ms%20linear%204000ms%201%20normal%20forwards%20running%20draw-stroke%3B%22%3E%3C%2Fpath%3E%3Cpath%20clip-path%3D%22url(%23mask-6)%22%20d%3D%22M%20435.2%20423%20L%20668%20473%20L%20697%20476%20L%20719%20470%22%20stroke%3D%22%23ffffff%22%20stroke-width%3D%22200%22%20fill%3D%22none%22%20stroke-linecap%3D%22round%22%20stroke-linejoin%3D%22miter%22%20stroke-dasharray%3D%22290.03795511374585%2C290.03795511374585%22%20style%3D%22opacity%3A%200%3B%20stroke-dashoffset%3A%20290.067%3B%20stroke-dasharray%3A%20290.067%3B%20animation%3A%20800ms%20linear%205000ms%201%20normal%20forwards%20running%20draw-stroke%3B%22%3E%3C%2Fpath%3E%3Cpath%20clip-path%3D%22url(%23mask-7)%22%20d%3D%22M%20417.1%20271.4%20L%20557%20318%20L%20718%20342%20L%20733%20352%22%20stroke%3D%22%23ffffff%22%20stroke-width%3D%22200%22%20fill%3D%22none%22%20stroke-linecap%3D%22round%22%20stroke-linejoin%3D%22miter%22%20stroke-dasharray%3D%22328.2409125532897%2C328.2409125532897%22%20style%3D%22opacity%3A%200%3B%20stroke-dashoffset%3A%20328.264%3B%20stroke-dasharray%3A%20328.264%3B%20animation%3A%20800ms%20linear%206000ms%201%20normal%20forwards%20running%20draw-stroke%3B%22%3E%3C%2Fpath%3E%3Cpath%20clip-path%3D%22url(%23mask-8)%22%20d%3D%22M%20482.8%20843.3%20L%20605%20814%20L%20642%20778%20L%20631%20568%20L%20627%20-58%22%20stroke%3D%22%23ffffff%22%20stroke-width%3D%22200%22%20fill%3D%22none%22%20stroke-linecap%3D%22round%22%20stroke-linejoin%3D%22miter%22%20stroke-dasharray%3D%221013.634235575589%2C1013.634235575589%22%20style%3D%22opacity%3A%200%3B%20stroke-dashoffset%3A%201013.59%3B%20stroke-dasharray%3A%201013.59%3B%20animation%3A%20800ms%20linear%207000ms%201%20normal%20forwards%20running%20draw-stroke%3B%22%3E%3C%2Fpath%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E)
50 learners practiced this
The earth (土) as a symbol of femininity and receptivity, associated with the cosmic principle (申) — the earth in divination.
Download and print worksheets to practice writing 坤
Common words and phrases that contain 坤.
heaven and earth; the universe
lady's handbag
the bride's family (in traditional wedding)
women's bicycle
Palace of Earthly Tranquility (in the Forbidden City)
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 坤 is used in context
In traditional culture, 'Kun' represents the earth and feminine power.
In ancient philosophy, 'qian' and 'kun' represent the two fundamental forces of the universe.
She bought a new women's bicycle and plans to ride it to work every day.
She always carries a beautiful handbag when she goes out.
This small lady's handbag holds all her essentials.
This painting depicts the magnificent scene of heaven and earth.