困
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kùn · to surround

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HSK 2.0 · Level 4HSK 3.0 · Level 4Frequency #1868
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7Total strokes

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EnclosedCharacter structure

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囗Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 困

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kùnWords pronounced kùn
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Example sentences

Notice where 困 sits in each complete thought.

Zhège duì tā lái shuō hěn kùn nán.这个对他来说很困难。

This is very hard for him.

Source: Tatoeba #689554 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yǒu yì diǎn kùn huò le.我有一点困惑了。

I'm a little confused.

Source: Tatoeba #2440675 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Gěi tā jiǎng jiě yí xià nǐ de kùn jìng.给他讲解一下你的困境。

Explain to him the difficult situation you are in.

Source: Tatoeba #6685071 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yǒu rén bèi kùn zài chē lǐ.有人被困在车里。

There's someone trapped in the car.

Source: Tatoeba #1865426 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ shuō nǐ yǒu kùn nán. wǒ néng bāng máng ma?你说你有困难。我能帮忙吗?

You said you were in trouble. How can I help?

Source: Tatoeba #6089785 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè bú shì jiàn kùn nán de chāishì.这不是件困难的差事。

This isn't a difficult job.

Source: Tatoeba #7841400 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 困 in context

  1. Say kùn, then recall the core meaning: to surround.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the enclosed balanced.
  3. Use it in 困难 (kùn nan), meaning “difficult”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 困 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.