HSK 3 · Body & Health

困

kùn

sleepy; to trap

Stroke order of 困

困 is written with 7 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A tree 木 locked inside a box 囗: it is trapped and, tired, wants to sleep.

Parts: 囗 enclosure + 木 tree

Example sentence

我今天很困，想睡觉。

I'm very sleepy today and want to sleep.

Words with 困

困难difficulty; difficult

More words: Body & Health

手指finger 血blood 心heart; mind 伤injury; to hurt 受伤to get injured 痛pain; painful 感冒to catch a cold; cold 胖fat 死to die; dead 去世to pass away 生命life 活to live; alive 救to save; to rescue 毛病fault; problem; illness

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