困 kùn▶ ง่วงนอน

Stroke order

困 is written in 7 strokes.

• 困

Senses

1. sleepy
2. tired

Example sentences

• 我昨晚没睡好，现在很困。Wǒ zuówǎn méi shuì hǎo, xiànzài hěn kùn.I did not sleep well last night, so I am very sleepy now.
• 孩子困了，该让他睡觉了。Háizi kùn le, gāi ràng tā shuìjiào le.The child is sleepy; it is time to let him sleep.

Related words

• 困难ความยากลำบาก
• 贫困จน, ยากจน, น่าสงสาร

困 is pronounced kùn and means “ง่วงนอน”. HSK 4 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 困 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.