Memory phrase for the character: 困
困
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Meaning
to surround, sleepy, tired, distress
Pronunciation
kùn
Explanation
Outside: enclosure 囗 as a fence, inside: tree 木
Mnemonic
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The fenced tree is surrounded and in distress. (cf. to protect 保 = Even though the person 亻wanted a fence 口 over the tree 木 to protect 保 it.)
Radicals
囗
enclosure This radical is enclosing other items. A small square 口 however is understood as mouth.
木
tree
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Vocabulary
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困难
kùn nan
(financial etc) difficulty; problem; issue
贫困
pín kùn
impoverished; poverty
困倦
kùn juàn
tired; weary
困倦
kùn juàn
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