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困
睏
kùn
1. sleepy
2. tired
HSK 4 Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

困
kùn
to surround; to besiege; surrounded, in distress; poor; tired, sleepy
HSK 4 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

困厄
kùnè
in deep water
交困
jiāokùn
beset with difficulties
危困
wēikùn
grave situation
受困
shòukùn
trapped
困倦
kùnjuàn
tired
困境
kùnjìng
predicament
困守
kùnshǒu
to stand a siege
困局
kùnjú
dilemma
困惑
kùnhuò
bewildered
困扰
kùnrǎo
to perplex
困窘
kùnjiǒng
embarrassment
困苦
kùnkǔ
deprivation
困难
kùnnan
difficult
HSK 4
困顿
kùndùn
fatigued
围困
wéikùn
to besiege
春困
chūnkùn
spring fatigue
犯困
fànkùn
(coll.) to get sleepy
疲困
píkùn
fatigued
发困
fākùn
to get sleepy
困觉
kùnjiào
(dialect) to sleep

Alternate Entries

困
kùn
to trap / to surround / hard-pressed / stranded / destitute
HSK 4

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
867
Word Frequency Rank
1,154 of 84,292