Depicts a wooden (木) door frame (囗). Based on the original meaning "doorway, threshold". The meaning later expanded to "obstruct" and "trap".
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Historical Evolution
困
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
困
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
困
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
困
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
困
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
困
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
困
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
困
Regular
Modern
Chinese
困 [kùn]
to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute
困 / 睏 [kùn]
sleepy; tired
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (72)
困难 [kùnnan] #1,338
difficult
困难 [kùnnan] #1,338
difficult
困扰 [kùnrǎo] #3,471
to perplex
困扰 [kùnrǎo] #3,471
to perplex
贫困 [pínkùn] #9,226
impoverished
贫困 [pínkùn] #9,226
impoverished
困惑 [kùnhuò] #3,721
bewildered
困境 [kùnjìng] #4,827
predicament
穷困 [qióngkùn] #15,820
destitute
穷困 [qióngkùn] #15,820
destitute
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JAPANESE WORDS (57)
⭐ 困る [こまる] #299
to be troubled
⭐ 困難 [こんなん] #2,691
difficulty
⭐ 困惑 [こんわく] #3,217
bewilderment
困ったこと [こまったこと] #7,879
trouble
困ったことに [こまったことに] #14,600
the trouble is that ...
⭐ 困り果てる [こまりはてる] #17,361
to be at a complete loss
⭐ 貧困 [ひんこん] #17,402
poverty
困り顔 [こまりがお] #19,916
troubled face
⭐ 困窮 [こんきゅう] #20,578
poverty
疲労困憊 [ひろうこんぱい] #21,148
total exhaustion
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