姜昆

Jiāng Kūn

proper noun

Meanings

1 Jiang Kun, famous Chinese xiangsheng (crosstalk) comedian and longtime chairman of the China Ballad Singers Association

About Jiang Kun

born 1950 · 艺术家 artist

Crosstalk (相声) performer who co-hosted the first CCTV Spring Festival Gala in 1983 and performed 虎口遐想 there in 1987. He later headed the China Quyi Artists Association.

Characters

姜

Jiāng

surname Jiang; ginger

昆

Kūn

elder brother; descendants

Examples

HSK 6

姜昆在春晚上表演过很多经典相声。

Jiāng Kūn zài Chūnwǎn shàng biǎoyǎn guo hěnduō jīngdiǎn xiàngsheng.

Jiang Kun has performed many classic crosstalk routines on the Spring Festival Gala.

HSK 7-9

姜昆是中国相声界的代表人物之一。

Jiāng Kūn shì Zhōngguó xiàngsheng jiè de dàibiǎo rénwù zhīyī.

Jiang Kun is one of the leading figures in Chinese crosstalk.

Tips

culture

He is often set against 郭德纲, whose teahouse shows made crosstalk popular again as commercial entertainment. Jiang's camp attacked such comedy as 三俗, 'vulgar, crude and pandering', and Guo answered with a routine titled 我要反三俗, 'I Want to Fight the Three Vulgarities'.

Stroke Order

姜 jiāng

昆 kūn

姜昆