困

kùn

sleepy; tired; to trap; to surround; to besiege; stranded; hard-pressed; destitute

Radical: 囗 HSK 3 v, an, a, vn ideographic

Components & Etymology

困 decomposes into the following components:

囗 木

Words containing 困

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 困.

交困
jiāo kùn
beset with difficulties
危困
wēi kùn
发困
fā kùn
受困
shòu kùn
trapped
困倦
kùn juàn
tired
困厄
kùn è
困境
kùn jìng
predicament
困守
kùn shǒu
to stand a siege
困局
kùn jú
dilemma
困惑
kùn huò
bewildered
困意
kùn yì
困扰
kùn rǎo
to perplex

Related characters (radical 囗)

Characters that share the radical 囗.

囗 囚 四 囝 回 囟 因 囡 团 囤 囪 囫 园 囱 围 囵 囷 囹 固 国 图 囿 圂 圃

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