juàn

old variant of 倦[juan4]

person (亻) + curled up (卷) = weary and exhausted

卷 evokes something rolled up or curled inward — a person who has curled up inside themselves, drained of energy. Together with the person radical, the image is of a human being folded over with fatigue.

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A personSemantic
To rollSemantic

走了一天路,他感到疲,很快就睡着了。

zǒu le yī tiān lù,tā gǎn dào pí juàn,hěn kuài jiù shuì zháo le。

After walking for a whole day, he felt tired and fell asleep very quickly.

她对重复的工作感到厌,想换一份新的工作。

tā duì chóng fù de gōng zuò gǎn dào yàn juàn,xiǎng huàn yī fèn xīn de gōng zuò。

She felt weary of repetitive work and wanted to find a new job.

Words with 倦

面露倦意

miàn lù juàn yì

to look tired

不倦

bù juàn

tireless

不知疲倦

bù zhī pí juàn

untiring

亹亹不倦

wěi wěi bù juàn

on and on

倦容

juàn róng

a weary look (on one's face)

倦怠

juàn dài

worn out

劳倦

láo juàn

exhausted

厌倦

yàn juàn

to be weary of; to be fed up with; to be bored with

困倦

kùn juàn

tired

孜孜不倦

zī zī bù juàn

lit. diligent and never slacking (idiom); continuous concentrated effort

学而不厌,诲人不倦

xué ér bù yàn , huì rén bù juàn

study tirelessly, teach with endless enthusiasm (idiom, from Analects)

惫倦

bèi juàn

tired and sleepy

More characters with 亻