Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 困


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Meaning

to surround, sleepy, tired, distress

Pronunciation

kùn

Explanation

Outside: enclosure as a fence, inside: tree

Mnemonic

The fenced tree is surrounded and in distress. (cf. to protect = Even though the person wanted a fence over the tree to protect it.)

Radicals

enclosure(This radical is enclosing other items. A small square within a character is understood as mouth.)
tree
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Vocabulary

困难 kùn nan (financial etc) difficulty; problem; issue
贫困 pín kùn impoverished; poverty
困倦 kùn juàn tired; weary

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