困

kùn

“To trap” in Chinese is 困 (kùn).

Other characters with the syllable kun: see all 3 →

Meaning

to trap
to surround
hard-pressed

Show 4 more meanings

stranded
destitute
sleepy
tired

Example

这非常困难。

This is very difficult.

From 困难 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Words containing 困

困难kùnnandifficultHSK 3 困扰kùnrǎoto perplexHSK 5 贫困pínkùnimpoverishedHSK 6 困惑kùnhuòbewilderedHSK 7-9 困境kùnjìngpredicament; plightHSK 7-9

More HSK 3 characters

按ànto pressHSK 3 把bǎto hold; to graspHSK 3 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself)HSK 3 保bǎoBulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])HSK 3 被bèiquiltHSK 3 币bìmoneyHSK 3 标biāomarkHSK 3 并bìngandHSK 3 播bōto sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc)HSK 3 补bǔto repairHSK 3

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