123456789101112Keyworddistressedembarrassedhard-pressedFrequency#3403Strokes12ReadingsjiǒngMnemonic穴 (cave) gives the meaning and 君 the sound.Stroke orderComposed of穴cave君monarchUsed in vocabulary窘境jiǒngjìngawkward situation; predicament窘迫jiǒngpòpoverty-stricken; very poor; hard-pressed; in a predicament; embarrassed困窘kùnjiǒngembarrassment发窘fājiǒngto feel embarrassment; disconcerted; embarrassed窘况jiǒngkuàngpredicament窘jiǒngdistressed; embarrassed受窘shòujiǒngembarrassed; bothered; in an awkward position