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(Trad.: 睏)
Pinyin: kùn
English Definition: to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute; sleepy; tired
Chinese Definition:
①陷在艰难痛苦或无法摆脱的环境中:困厄(处境困苦危险)。困处。困居。困扰。困境。困窘。困知勉行。困兽犹斗。
②穷苦、艰难:困苦。困难。
③包围:困守。围困。
④疲乏:困乏。困倦。困顿。
⑤想睡,睡:困人。困觉(jiào)。
Total strokes: 7; Radical:
Ideographic: A fence built around a tree
Character Formation:
  • Full surround
    • [ wéi ] enclosure; border
    • [ ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
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Example Words
困难 kùn nan difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation
贫困 pín kùn impoverished; poverty
困境 kùn jìng predicament; plight
困扰 kùn rǎo to perplex; to disturb; to cause complications
困惑 kùn huò bewildered; perplexed; confused; difficult problem; perplexity
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Example Sentences
1
We need to eliminate poverty.
2
He finally broke free from poverty.
3
I will never bow down to difficulties.
4
He gets sleepy as soon as he smokes.
5
I am very tired now and want to go to bed.