| 1 | 困难 | 困難 | kùn nan | kun4 nan5 | difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation | | |
| 2 | 困境 | 困境 | kùn jìng | kun4 jing4 | predicament; plight | | |
| 3 | 困 | 睏 | kùn | kun4 | to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute; sleepy; tired | | |
| 4 | 困苦 | 困苦 | kùn kǔ | kun4 ku3 | deprivation; distressed; miserable | | |
| 5 | 困惑 | 困惑 | kùn huò | kun4 huo4 | bewildered; perplexed; confused; difficult problem; perplexity | | |
| 6 | 困局 | 困局 | kùn jú | kun4 ju2 | dilemma; predicament; difficult situation | | |
| 7 | 困心衡虑 | 困心衡慮 | kùn xīn héng lǜ | kun4 xin1 heng2 lu:4 | great pains taken in working out a scheme (idiom) | | |
| 8 | 困兽犹斗 | 困獸猶鬥 | kùn shòu yóu dòu | kun4 shou4 you2 dou4 | a cornered beast will still fight (idiom); to fight like an animal at bay | | |
| 9 | 困守 | 困守 | kùn shǒu | kun4 shou3 | to stand a siege; trapped in a besieged city | | |
| 10 | 困扰 | 困擾 | kùn rǎo | kun4 rao3 | to perplex; to disturb; to cause complications | | |
| 11 | 困难在于 | 困難在於 | kùn nán zài yú | kun4 nan2 zai4 yu2 | the problem is... | | |
| 12 | 困倦 | 困倦 | kùn juàn | kun4 juan4 | tired; weary | | |
| 13 | 困窘 | 困窘 | kùn jiǒng | kun4 jiong3 | embarrassment | | |
| 14 | 困觉 | 睏覺 | kùn jiào | kun4 jiao4 | (dialect) to sleep | | |
| 15 | 困惑不解 | 困惑不解 | kùn huò bù jiě | kun4 huo4 bu4 jie3 | to feel perplexed | | |
| 16 | 困厄 | 困厄 | kùn è | kun4 e4 | in deep water; difficult situation | | |
| 17 | 困顿 | 困頓 | kùn dùn | kun4 dun4 | fatigued; exhausted; poverty-stricken; in straitened circumstances | | |