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
 
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 enclosureThis radical is enclosing other items. A small square 口 within a character is understood as mouth.
木 tree
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 Vocabulary

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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