困
See also: 睏
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Translingual
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Han character
困 (Kangxi radical 31, 囗+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 田木 (WD) or X田木 (XWD), four-corner 60904, composition ⿴囗木)
Derived characters
- 梱, 捆, 涃, 悃, 焑, 祵 硱, 睏, 稇, 裍, 綑 齫, 閫(阃)
References
- KangXi: page 217, character 20
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4717
- Dae Jaweon: page 445, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 714, character 7
- Unihan data for U+56F0
Chinese
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (困) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
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| 硱 | *kʰɯŋ, *kʰuːnʔ |
| 梱 | *ŋɡuːn, *kʰuːnʔ |
| 捆 | *kʰuːnʔ |
| 綑 | *kʰuːnʔ |
| 閫 | *kʰuːnʔ |
| 悃 | *kʰuːnʔ |
| 稛 | *kʰuːnʔ |
| 裍 | *kʰuːnʔ |
| 齫 | *kʰuːnʔ |
| 困 | *kʰuːns |
| 涃 | *kʰuːns |
Ideogrammic compound (會意) : 囗 (“surround”) + 木 (“wood”). Probably the original form of 梱 (OC *ŋɡuːn, *kʰuːnʔ, “doorsill”) and 閫 (OC *kʰuːnʔ, “doorsill”).
Etymology 1
| simp. and trad. | 困 | |
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Pronunciation
Definitions
困
- to surround; to besiege
- to be surrounded; to be trapped
- 困𨋢／困䢂 [Cantonese] ― wan3 lip1 [Jyutping] ― to be trapped in the elevator
- difficult
- 47th hexagram of the I Ching
- (Teochew, Hainanese) hungry
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 餓 (“hungry”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
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| Classical Chinese | 飢, 餓 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 餓, 飢餓 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 餓 |
| Taiwan | 餓 | |
| Tianjin | 餓 | |
| Chengde | 餓 | |
| Tangshan | 餓 | |
| Cangzhou | 餓 | |
| Baoding | 餓 | |
| Shijiazhuang | 餓 | |
| Chifeng | 餓 | |
| Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 餓 | |
| Heihe | 餓 | |
| Qiqihar | 餓 | |
| Harbin | 餓 | |
| Jiamusi | 餓 | |
| Baicheng | 餓 | |
| Changchun | 餓 | |
| Tonghua | 餓 | |
| Shenyang | 餓 | |
| Dandong | 餓 | |
| Jinzhou | 餓 | |
| Dalian | 餓 | |
| Yantai | 餓, 飢困 | |
| Qingdao | 餓, 飢困 | |
| Lijin | 飢困 | |
| Jinan | 餓 | |
| Jining | 餓 | |
| Shangqiu | 餓, 飢 | |
| Yuanyang | 餓 | |
| Zhengzhou | 飢 | |
| Lingbao | 飢 | |
| Xinyang | 餓 | |
| Baihe | 餓 | |
| Hanzhong | 餓 | |
| Xi'an | 飢, 餓 | |
| Baoji | 飢 | |
| Yinchuan | 餓 | |
| Tianshui | 餓 | |
| Lanzhou | 餓 | |
| Dunhuang | 餓 | |
| Xining | 餓 | |
| Hami | 餓 | |
| Ürümqi | 餓 | |
| Wuhan | 餓 | |
| Yichang | 餓 | |
| Xiangyang | 餓 | |
| Tianmen | 餓 | |
| Hong'an | 餓 | |
| Chengdu | 餓 | |
| Nanchong | 餓 | |
| Dazhou | 餓 | |
| Hanyuan | 餓 | |
| Xichang | 餓 | |
| Zigong | 餓 | |
| Chongqing | 餓 | |
| Guiyang | 餓 | |
| Zunyi | 餓 | |
| Bijie | 餓 | |
| Liping | 餓 | |
| Zhaotong | 餓 | |
| Dali | 餓 | |
| Kunming | 餓 | |
| Mengzi | 餓 | |
| Guilin | 餓 | |
| Liuzhou | 餓 | |
| Jishou | 餓 | |
| Changde | 餓 | |
| Anqing | 餓 | |
| Xuzhou | 餓 | |
| Fuyang | 餓 | |
| Yangzhou | 餓 | |
| Lianyungang | 餓 | |
| Lianshui | 餓 | |
| Nanjing | 餓 | |
| Hefei | 餓 | |
| Nantong | 餓 | |
| Singapore | 餓 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 肚餓, 餓 |
| Hong Kong | 肚餓, 餓 | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 肚餓 | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 肚餓 | |
| Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 肚胈餓 | |
| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 肚胈餓 | |
| Macau | 餓 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 肚餓 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 肚餓 | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 肚餓 | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 肚餓 | |
| Foshan | 肚餓 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 肚餓 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 餓 | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 肚餓 | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 肚餓 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 餓 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 餓 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 肚餓 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 肚餓 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 肚飢 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 肚餓 | |
| Taishan | 肚飢 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 肚餓 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 肚餓 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 肚餓 | |
| Dongguan | 屎肚餓 | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 肚餓 | |
| Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 餓 | |
| Shaoguan | 肚餓 | |
| Yunfu | 肚餓 | |
| Yangjiang | 餓 | |
| Xinyi | 肚餓 | |
| Lianjiang | 肚餓 | |
| Nanning | 肚餓 | |
| Hepu (Lianzhou) | 飢 | |
| Hepu (Shatian) | 飢, 餓 | |
| Beihai | 餓 | |
| Beihai (Nankang) | 餓 | |
| Beihai (Yingpan) | 飢 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 肚餓 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 肚餓 | |
| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 肚餓 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 餓 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 餓, 肚餓 | |
| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 餓 | |
| Móng Cái | 肚餓 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 餓 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 肚飢, 餓 |
| Xingning | 餓 | |
| Dabu (Xihe) | 豺 | |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 肚胈餓 | |
| Huidong (Daling) | 餓 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 肚胈餓 | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 肚胈餓 | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 餓 | |
| Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 肚𤸁 | |
| Wuhua (Huacheng) | 肚飢, 肚胈餓 | |
| Wuhua (Changbu) | 肚胈飢 | |
| Wuhua (Mianyang) | 肚𤸁 | |
| Wuhua (Meilin) | 𤸁 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 肚飢 | |
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 肚胈餓 | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 餓 | |
| Jiexi | 肚屎𤸁 | |
| Changting | 腹飢, 餓 | |
| Yongding | 肚飢 | |
| Yongding (Xiayang) | 豺 | |
| Yongding (Hukeng) | 肚飢 | |
| Wuping | 肚飢 | |
| Wuping (Pingyu) | 肚飢 | |
| Liancheng | 腹飢 | |
| Liancheng (Peitian) | 腹底飢, 腹飢, 餓 | |
| Liancheng (Juxi) | 腹裡飢, 腹飢, 飢 | |
| Liancheng (Zhongbao) | 腹飢 | |
| Liancheng (Laiyuan) | 腹飢, 餓肚屎, 肚屎空 | |
| Ninghua | 腹飢 | |
| Ruijin | 肚飢, 肚籮捏飢 | |
| Shicheng | 肚飢 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 肚飢 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 肚飢, 肚枵 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 肚飢 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 肚屎枵, 肚枵 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 肚飢, 肚屎枵, 肚枵 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 肚屎枵, 肚枵 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 屎肚枵 | |
| Hong Kong | 餓 | |
| Sabah (Longchuan) | 肚胈餓 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 肚餓 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 餓 | |
| Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 肚屎枵, 肚屎飢, 𤸁 | |
| Singkawang | 肚屎飢 | |
| Bangkok (Meixian) | 肚飢 | |
| Bangkok (Fengshun) | 肚𤸁 | |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 餓 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 餓 |
| Yangyuan | 餓, 飢 | |
| Datong | 飢 | |
| Xinzhou | 餓 | |
| Lishi | 餓 | |
| Linfen | 飢 | |
| Changzhi | 飢 | |
| Linhe | 餓 | |
| Jining | 餓 | |
| Hohhot | 餓 | |
| Erenhot | 餓, 飢 | |
| Pingshan | 餓 | |
| Zhangjiakou | 餓 | |
| Handan | 餓, 飢 | |
| Linzhou | 飢 | |
| Suide | 餓 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 腹飢, 餓 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 空, 枵 dated |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 枵 |
| Xiamen (Tong'an) | 腹肚枵 | |
| Quanzhou | 枵 | |
| Shishi | 枵 | |
| Zhangzhou | 枵 | |
| Zhao'an | 枵, 腹肚枵 | |
| Taipei (Wanhua) | 枵 | |
| Kaohsiung | 枵 | |
| Yilan | 枵 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 枵 | |
| Taichung | 枵 | |
| Taichung (Wuqi) | 枵 | |
| Tainan | 枵 | |
| Taitung | 枵 | |
| Hsinchu | 枵 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 枵 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 枵 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 枵, 腹肚枵 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 枵, 腹肚枵 | |
| Chaozhou | 枵, 肚困, 肚枵 | |
| Shantou | 肚困, 枵 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 肚困, 枵 | |
| Shantou (Chaoyang) | 肚困 | |
| Jieyang | 枵 | |
| Haifeng | 肚枵 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 枵 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 肚困, 枵 | |
| Wenchang | 肚困 | |
| Haikou | 困, 肚困 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 困, 肚困 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 肚餓 |
| Sanxiang | 餓, 肚餓 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 餓 |
| Suzhou | 餓 | |
| Wenzhou | 餓 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 餓, 䐬 |
| Shuangfeng | 肚䐬, 餓 intensified | |
Compounds
Derived terms from 困
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Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of 困 – see 睏 (“sleepy; tired; to sleep”). (This character, 困, is the simplified and variant form of 睏.) |
Notes:
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Japanese
Kanji
困
(grade 6 “Kyōiku” kanji)
- trouble
Readings
- Go-on: こん (kon, Jōyō)
- Kan-on: こん (kon, Jōyō)
- Kun: こまる (komaru, 困る, Jōyō); くるしむ (kurushimu, 困しむ)
Korean
Hanja
困 (eumhun 괴로울 곤 (goeroul gon))
- Hanja form? of 경 (“suffer”).
- Hanja form? of 경 (“surround, besiege”).
Vietnamese
Han character
困: Hán Nôm readings: khốn, khuôn
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