困 - kùn - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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困

kùn

Definition

to trap
to surround
hard-pressed
stranded
destitute

Character Decomposition

Compounds (6)

sleepy; tired

a bunch; to tie together; bundle

sincere

threshold; inner appartments; woman; wife (honorific)

movable door sill

a border or band on the edge of a dress

Related words (39)

困

kùn

to be tired; sleepy; sleep; to be sleepy; to be fatigued; drowsy; weary; to be stranded; to be hard pressed; to be afflicted; to surround; to encircle; to pin down; to trap

tired; weary

in deep water; difficult situation

困境

kùn jìng

predicament; dilemma; difficult position; plight; straits

困守

kùn shǒu

to stand a siege; trapped in a besieged city

困局

kùn jú

dilemma; predicament; difficult situation

困惑

kùn huò

bewildered; perplexed; confused; difficult problem; perplexity

困擾

kùn rǎo

to perplex; to baffle; to confuse; to puzzle; to trouble; to disturb; to cause complications; to worry

embarrassment

deprivation; distressed; miserable

困難

kùn nan

trouble; difficult; challenging; problem; difficulty (financial etc) ; issue

困頓

kùn dùn

fatigued; exhausted; poverty-stricken; in straitened circumstances

困難度

kùn nan dù

difficulty; hard; difficult

to feel perplexed

the problem is...

beset with difficulties

grave situation

trapped; stranded

to besiege

spring fatigue; spring fever

fatigued

destitute; wretched poverty

紓困

shū kùn

to provide financial relief; to bail out (financially); financial relief; bailout

貧困

pín kùn

impoverished; poverty

to harass

poverty rate

not a slave to the bottle; able to enjoy alcohol in moderation; able to hold one's drink

人困馬乏

rén kùn mǎ fá

riders tired and horses weary; worn out; exhausted; spent; fatigued

dysphagia (medicine)

dysphagia (medicine)

see 濟危扶困

to help the poor; almsgiving for the needy; to assist poor households or poor regions

益覺困難

yì jué kùn nan

to find sth increasingly difficult

economic difficulty

poor region; impoverished area

disaster relief

ethical dilemma

to be faced with problems

誦讀困難症

sòng dú kùn nan zhèng

dyslexia

Idioms (5)

困獸猶鬥

kùn shòu yóu dòu

a cornered beast will still fight (idiom); to fight like an animal at bay

內憂外困

nèi yōu wài kùn

internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad

扶危濟困

fú wēi jì kùn

to help those in distress (idiom)

濟危扶困

jì wēi fú kùn

to help people in difficulty and bring relief to the needy (idiom)

濟困扶危

jì kùn fú wēi

to help those in distress (idiom)

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