昆仑山

崑崙山
Kūnlúnshān
proper noun #65,913

Meanings

  1. 1 Kunlun Mountains, range along the north of the Tibetan Plateau, home of the gods in Chinese myth

Examples

HSK 7-9
Kūnlúnshān shì Zhōngguó xībù de yì tiáo dà shānmài.
The Kunlun Mountains are a great mountain range in western China.
HSK 7-9
Shénhuà lǐ, Kūnlúnshān shàng zhù zhe hěnduō shénxiān.
In myth, many immortals live on the Kunlun Mountains.

Tips

culture
In myth Kunlun is the paradise of 西王母, the Queen Mother of the West, and the source of the finest jade: 和田玉 from its northern foothills is still prized. The short form 昆仑 is just as common, and the wuxia sect 昆仑派 takes its name from it.

Stroke Order

昆 kūn
仑 lún
山 shān