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Chinese symbol for “fatigued”

困顿
kùn dùn
Traditional: 困頓
fatigued; exhausted; poverty-stricken; in straitened circumstances

The closest CC-CEDICT match for fatigued is 困顿 (kùn dùn), defined as: fatigued; exhausted; poverty-stricken; in straitened circumstances.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

困 kùn
to surround; to besiege; surrounded, in distress; poor; tired, sleepy
radical 31 ⼞ · 7 strokes
顿 dùn
to pause; to bow; to arrange
radical 181 ⾴ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “fatigued”

WordPinyinMeaning
倦juàntired; weary; fatigued
疲困pí kùntired; fatigued; (economics) weak; sluggish
劳顿 (勞頓)láo dùn(literary) fatigued; wearied
人困马乏 (人困馬乏)rén kùn mǎ fáriders tired and horses weary (idiom); worn out

Related words

Other words that share a character with 困顿.

WordPinyinMeaning
困难 (困難)kùn nandifficult; challenging
贫困 (貧困)pín kùnimpoverished; poverty
困境kùn jìngpredicament; plight
困扰 (困擾)kùn rǎoto perplex; to disturb
困惑kùn huòbewildered; perplexed
被困bèi kùnto be trapped; to be stranded
整顿 (整頓)zhěng dùnto tidy up; to reorganize
顿时 (頓時)dùn shíimmediately; suddenly

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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