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kwan3
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[1] poverty-stricken; difficult; hard [2] surround; besiege; encircle [3] stranded; hard-pressed; afflicted [4] sleepy; tired out; exhausted   Stroke count: 7
Level: 3
Radical: 囗 (#31)
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Don't confuse with: 因 |
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| This character was last edited on 16th Nov 2007 | |
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困難
kwan3 naan4 = difficult; hard
困境
kwan3 ging2 = [1] predicament; [2] in difficulty
困擾
kwan3 jiu2 = [1] perplex; [2] cause complications
貧困
pan4 kwan3 = impoverished
被困
bei6 kwan3 = to be trapped or surrounded
困難在於
kwan3 naan4 zoi6 jyu1 = the problem is...
面臨困難
min6 lam4 kwan3 naan4 = to be faced with problems
困惑
kwan3 waak6 = confused; puzzled
受困
sau6 kwan3 = [v] be trapped, stranded
困苦
kwan3 fu2 = [adj] poor; miserableSee all 13 compounds |
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Decimal representation of this word: 困
Unicode code for this character: U+56f0 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 困
Unicode code for this character: U+56f0 (off-site link)
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