崑

used in place names, notably Kunlun Mountains 崑崙|昆仑[Kun1 lun2] / (also used for transliteration)

崑 character breakdown

崑
- 山
  - 丨
  - 凵
- 昆
  - 日
    - 一
    - 囗
  - 比
    - 七
      - 一
      - 乚
    - 匕
      - 丿
      - 乚

mountain / hill / anything that resembles a mountain / CL:座[zuo4] / bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons / gable

山 = 丨 + 凵 : Mnemonic symbol: 山 looks like the tip of a fork. Sherlock Holmes (sh) is climbing a mountain (山) in front of the anthill (an1). He uses a dinosaur bone (〡) as walking stick, and to have better grip he attached a fork (山) to its tip. Unfortunately he accidentally sticks the fork into a receptacle (凵) on the ground of the mountain and gets shocked.

昆

崐

ku̅n = ku + (e)n1

variant of 崑|昆[kun1]

昆

崑

ku̅n = ku + (e)n1

used in place names, notably Kunlun Mountains 崑崙|昆仑[Kun1 lun2] / (also used for transliteration)

昆

ku̅n = ku + (e)n1

descendant / elder brother / a style of Chinese poetry

昆 = 日 + 比 : Karl Koala's (ku) elder brother (昆) works as entomology man (昆) in his free time. When Karl wants to sun (日) bathe in front of the encampment ((e)n1) wearing a bikini (比), entomology man helps him stay free of ants and other insects by burning then with the sun's (日) light and a magnifying glass.