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 | yàn juàn | to be weary of |
| 疲倦 | pí juàn | to tire |
| 孜孜不倦 | zī zī bù juàn | lit. diligent and never slacking (idiom) |
| 倦怠 | juàn dài | worn out |
| 困倦 | kùn juàn | tired |
| 乐此不倦 | lè cǐ bù juàn | see 樂此不疲|乐此不疲[le4 ci3 bu4 pi2] |
| 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 | huì rén bù juàn | instructing with tireless zeal (idiom, from Analects) |
| 不倦 | bù juàn | tireless |
| 倦容 | 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.
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.
我厌倦了做朝九晚五的工作。
Wǒ yànjuàn le zuò cháo jiǔ wǎn wǔ de gōngzuò.
I'm tired of working a nine-to-five job.
我已经厌倦了你的投诉。
Wǒ yǐjīng yànjuàn le nǐ de tóusù.
I'm tired of your complaints.
困倦的时候学习是在浪费时间。
Kùnjuàn de shíhou xuéxí shì zài làngfèi shíjiān.
To try to study when you're sleepy is to waste your time.
我厌倦吃快餐了。
Wǒ yànjuàn chī kuàicān le.
I'm tired of eating fast food.
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