kùn = ku + (e)n4
to trap / to surround / hard-pressed / stranded / destitute
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kùn = ku + (e)n4
sleepy / tired
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How to pronounce 困

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ku initial

K is for Karl Koala.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ (e)n4 final

In the encampment’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

困 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
wéi = w + ei2
enclosure
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= mu + Ø4
(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden
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Characters with 困 as component

kǔn = ku + (e)n3
movable door sill
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kǔn = ku + (e)n3
sincere
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kǔn = ku + (e)n3
a border or band on the edge of a dress
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Words with 困

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destitute / wretched poverty
deprivation / distressed / miserable

Sentences with 困

困 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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kùn

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