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

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HSK 4 - Medium
7 strokes
Simplified

困 ( 困, 睏 )

kùn

Definition

to be tired
sleepy
sleep
to be sleepy
你困了就睡吧。

Go to bed if you're feeling 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

Character Decomposition

Compounds (5)

捆

kǔn

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 (41)

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

困扰

kùn rǎo

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

embarrassment

deprivation; distressed; miserable

(dialect) to sleep

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

困顿

kùn dùn

fatigued; exhausted; poverty-stricken; in straitened circumstances

困难度

kùn nan dù

difficulty; hard; difficult

to feel perplexed

the problem is...

beset with difficulties

grave situation

to get sleepy

trapped; stranded

to besiege

spring fatigue; spring fever

犯困

fàn kùn

(coll.) to get sleepy

fatigued

destitute; wretched poverty

纾困

shū kùn

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

贫困

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

人困马乏

rén kùn mǎ fá

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

dysphagia (medicine)

dysphagia (medicine)

see 济危扶困

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

益觉困难

yì jué kùn nan

to find sth increasingly difficult

economic difficulty

poor region; impoverished area

disaster relief

ethical dilemma

to be faced with problems

诵读困难症

sòng dú kùn nan zhèng

dyslexia

Idioms (5)

困兽犹斗

kùn shòu yóu dòu

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

内忧外困

nèi yōu wài kùn

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

扶危济困

fú wēi jì kùn

to help those in distress (idiom)

济危扶困

jì wēi fú kùn

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

济困扶危

jì kùn fú wēi

to help those in distress (idiom)

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