困 kǔn / kùn — a bunch; tie together; distress; sleepy; doze off; sleepy
学习上遇到困难不要害怕。Xué xí shàng yù dào kùn nán bú yào hài pà.Do not be afraid when you meet difficulties in studying.
Common words: 困难 (kùn nan)、困扰 (kùn rǎo)、贫困 (pín kùn)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "sleepy"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "sleepy", including 困 (kǔn / kùn), 困 (kǔn / kùn). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "sleepy" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 困 (kǔn / kùn), 困 (kǔn / kùn) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span kǔn, kùn — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 困 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 困 kǔn / kùna bunch; tie together; distress; sleepy; doze off; sleepyUseful words: 困难, 困扰
- 困 kǔn / kùna bunch; tie together; distress; sleepy; doze off; sleepyUseful words: 困难, 困扰
Common words for these 2 "sleepy" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 困 (kǔn / kùn) — so "sleepy" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
困难kùn nandifficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation困扰kùn rǎoto perplex; to disturb; to cause complications贫困pín kùnimpoverished; poverty困难kùn nandifficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation困扰kùn rǎoto perplex; to disturb; to cause complications贫困pín kùnimpoverished; poverty
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "sleepy".
困 kǔn / kùn — a bunch; tie together; distress; sleepy; doze off; sleepy
学习上遇到困难不要害怕。Xué xí shàng yù dào kùn nán bú yào hài pà.Do not be afraid when you meet difficulties in studying.
Common words: 困难 (kùn nan)、困扰 (kùn rǎo)、贫困 (pín kùn)
All 2 characters
Open 困、困 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.