kùn

sleepy

tired

enclosure (囗) + tree (木) = trapped and worn out

A tree enclosed within walls has no room to grow — it is stuck, exhausted, worn down. That same sense of being hemmed in gives 困 its feeling of weariness and sleepiness.

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An enclosureSemantic
TreeSemantic

我昨晚没睡好,现在很

wǒ zuó wǎn méi shuì hǎo,xiàn zài hěn kùn。

I didn't sleep well last night, and I'm very sleepy now.

开了一天的会,他得快撑不住了。

kāi le yī tiān de huì,tā kùn de kuài chēng bú zhù le。

After meetings all day, he was so sleepy he could barely hold on.

Words with 困

道德困境

dào dé kùn jìng

ethical dilemma

不为酒困

bù wéi jiǔ kùn

not a slave to the bottle

交困

jiāo kùn

beset with difficulties

人困马乏

rén kùn mǎ fá

riders tired and horses weary (idiom)

内忧外困

nèi yōu wài kùn

internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad

危困

wēi kùn

grave situation

受困

shòu kùn

trapped

吞咽困难

tūn yàn kùn nán

dysphagia (medicine)

咽下困难

yàn xià kùn nán

dysphagia (medicine)

困倦

kùn juàn

tired

困厄

kùn è

in deep water

困境

kùn jìng

predicament; plight

More characters with 囗

西