倦 (juàn): tired, weary, fatigued
倦 (juàn) is a Chinese character meaning “tired.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (structural) and 卷 (structural). It ranks #2262 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 倦 a curled-up 卷 person 亻; 卷 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 什 (shén, what), 今 (jīn, now).
Definitions
- tired
- weary
- fatigued
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA curled-up 卷 person 亻; 卷 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰亻卷 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 厌倦verb | yàn juàn | to be weary of |
| 疲倦adjective | pí juàn | to tire |
| 孜孜不倦phrase | zī zī bù juàn | lit. diligent and never slacking (idiom) |
| 倦怠adjective | juàn dài | worn out |
| 困倦adjective | kùn juàn | tired |
| 乐此不倦 | lè cǐ bù juàn | see 樂此不疲|乐此不疲 |
| 面露倦意 | miàn lù juàn yì | to look tired |
| 学而不厌,诲人不倦 | xué ér bù yàn , huì rén bù juàn | study tirelessly, teach with endless enthusiasm (idiom, from Analects) |
| 不知疲倦 | bù zhī pí juàn | untiring |
| 诲人不倦phrase | huì rén bù juàn | instructing with tireless zeal (idiom, from Analects) |
| 不倦verb | bù juàn | tireless |
| 倦容noun | juàn róng | a weary look (on one's face) |
| 职业倦怠症 | zhí yè juàn dài zhèng | professional boredom syndrome |
| 劳倦 | láo juàn | exhausted |
| 亹亹不倦 | wěi wěi bù juàn | on and on |
倦 appears in 16 compound words: 13 as the first character, 75 as the last, and 13 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 倦 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
她倦长得很美,心地也很善良。
tā juàn cháng dé hěn měi , xīn dì yě hěn shàn liáng .
Her weariness was beautiful, and her heart was kind.
此汤可以补充气血,改善秋乏困倦、四肢无力、食欲不佳的问题,温补不上火。
cǐ tāng kě yǐ bǔ chōng qì xiě , gǎi shàn qiū fá kùn juàn , sì zhī wú lì , shí yù bù jiā de wèn tí , wēn bǔ bù shàng huǒ .
This soup helps replenish qi and blood, alleviating autumn fatigue, lethargy, weakness in the limbs, and poor appetite. It provides gentle, warming nourishment without causing internal heat.
典型症状为头晕、倦怠、口渴、眼花、大汗、胸闷、心烦等。
diǎn xíng zhèng zhuàng wéi tóu yūn , juàn dài , kǒu kě , yǎn huā , dà hàn , xiōng mēn , xīn fán děng .
Typical symptoms include dizziness, fatigue, thirst, blurred vision, profuse sweating, chest tightness, and restlessness.
这种高压环境会迅速消耗员工的情感与认知资源,从而引发严重的职业倦怠。
zhè zhǒng gāo yā huán jìng huì xùn sù xiāo hào yuán gōng de qíng gǎn yǔ rèn zhī zī yuán , cóng ér yǐn fā yán chóng de zhí yè juàn dài .
This high-pressure environment can quickly deplete employees’ emotional and cognitive resources, leading to severe burnout.
结果显示权威型领导通过增加工作倦怠间接导致躺平,而非自愿出勤通过放大倦怠加速躺平。
jié guǒ xiǎn shì quán wēi xíng lǐng dǎo tōng guò zēng jiā gōng zuò juàn dài jiān jiē dǎo zhì tǎng píng , ér fēi zì yuàn chū qín tōng guò fàng dà juàn dài jiā sù tǎng píng .
The results show that authoritarian leadership indirectly leads to "lying flat" by increasing job burnout, while involuntary attendance accelerates this behavior by exacerbating burnout.
春天祛湿汤水合集|身体湿气重疲倦乏力精神差 中医推介9款汤水茶饮 健脾化...
chūn tiān 祛 shī tāng shuǐ gě jí shēn tǐ shī qì chóng pí juàn fá lì jīng shén chā zhōng yī tuī jiè 9 kuǎn tāng shuǐ chá yǐn jiàn pí huà . . .
Spring dampness removal soup collection|Heavy body dampness, fatigue, fatigue, poor spirit Traditional Chinese medicine recommends 9 soups and teas to strengthen the spleen...
我厌倦了她的抱怨。
Wǒ yànjuàn le tā de bàoyuàn.
I'm tired of her complaints.
一天到晚对着电脑,你不觉得厌倦吗?
Yītiāndàowǎn duì zhe diànnǎo, nǐ bù juéde yànjuàn ma?
After a long day of looking at a computer, don't you feel tired?
我厌倦了他的老笑话。
Wǒ yànjuàn le tā de lǎo xiàohua.
I was bored with his old jokes.
我厌倦了这种生活。
Wǒ yànjuàn le zhèzhǒng shēnghuó.
I'm tired of living this kind of life.
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