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Keyword
to surround
  • to besiege
  • surrounded
  • in distress
  • poor
  • tired
  • sleepy
Frequency
#876
Strokes
7
Readings
kùn100%
Mnemonic
A fence 囗 built around a tree 木
Stroke order
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困难kùnnan
difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation
贫困pínkùn
impoverished; poverty
困境kùnjìng
predicament; plight
困扰kùnrǎo
to perplex; to disturb; to cause complications
困kùn
to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute; sleepy; tired
困惑kùnhuò
bewildered; perplexed; confused; difficult problem; perplexity
被困bèikùn
to be trapped; to be stranded
围困wéikùn
to besiege
困苦kùnkǔ
deprivation; distressed; miserable
穷困qióngkùn
destitute; wretched poverty
受困shòukùn
trapped; stranded
脱困tuōkùn
to get out of a difficult situation
困局kùnjú
dilemma; predicament; difficult situation
贫困地区pínkùndìqū
poor region; impoverished area
困顿kùndùn
fatigued; exhausted; poverty-stricken; in straitened circumstances
困窘kùnjiǒng
embarrassment
犯困fànkùn
(coll.) to get sleepy
穷困潦倒qióngkùnliáodǎo
(idiom) to live in poverty and despair; down and out; destitute and without hope
困倦kùnjuàn
tired; weary
困守kùnshǒu
to stand a siege; trapped in a besieged city
扶贫济困fúpínjìkùn
to help the poor; almsgiving for the needy; to assist poor households or poor regions
困厄kùn'è
in deep water; difficult situation