Memory phrase for the character: 窘

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distressed, embarrassed

jiǒng

Left: hole, cavity 穴 (It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the cave), right: monarch/lord 君 (He strikes with a stick ノ in a hand

on a mouth 口)

When you report about the hole to the lord, you are: distressed.

穴	cave	It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into this hole or cave.
君	monarch, lord
尹	hand with stick	Shows a hand with a stick ノ and is often used for “ruling”. For “beating 攴”, this stick 卜 in this hand 又 is used and simplified to 攵.
口	mouth, opening	This is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.

窘境	jiǒng jìng	awkward situation; predicament
窘迫	jiǒng pò	poverty-stricken; very poor; hard-pressed; in a predicament; embarrassed
窘匮	jiǒng kuì	destitute; impoverished
窘匮	jiǒng kuì

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