困
kùn
to surround, besiege; to be surrounded; difficult; hexagram ䷮
- Strokes
- 7
- Level
- HSK 3 · TOCFL Level 2
- Frequency
- No. 993
- Traditional
- 睏
How to write 困, stroke by stroke
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What 困 means
to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute; sleepy; tired
Words with 困
- 困难kùn nandifficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation
- 困扰kùn rǎoto perplex; to disturb; to cause complications
- 被困bèi kùnto be trapped; to be stranded
- 困惑kùn huòbewildered; perplexed; confused; difficult problem; perplexity
- 困境kùn jìngpredicament; plight
- 贫困pín kùnimpoverished; poverty
- 受困shòu kùntrapped; stranded
- 困苦kùn kǔdeprivation; distressed; miserable
- 围困wéi kùnto besiege
- 交困jiāo kùnbeset with difficulties
- 危困wēi kùngrave situation
- 困守kùn shǒuto stand a siege; trapped in a besieged city
困 in a sentence
gěi tā jiǎng jiě yí xià nǐ de kùn jìng 。
Explain to him the difficult situation you are in.
shēng huó hěn kùn nán ， dàn wǒ gèng jiān qiáng 。
Life is hard, but I am harder.
wǒ duì tā de wèn tí gǎn dào hěn kùn huò 。
I was very confused by his questions.
tā zhèng zāo shòu yán zhòng tóu tòng de kùn rǎo 。
He was suffering from a bad headache.
xǔ duō láo dòng zhě shòu kùn zài méi kuàng chǎng zhōng 。
Many workers were trapped in the coal mine.