1. used in place names, notably Kunlun Mountains 昆仑 Kūnlún
2. (also used for transliteration)

1. descendant
2. elder brother
3. a style of Chinese poetry

1. lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures
2. (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic

classifiers: 條, 隻