倦 (juàn) — weary; tired
Definition
adjective
wearytired
Easily confused
- 蜷quánlook-aliketo curl up, to huddle (of body or limbs)
- 圈juànsound-alikepen (for livestock), fold, sty
- 卷juànlook-alike(noun) scroll; volume; book (in a series)
- 卷juànsound-alike(noun) book volume; exam paper; roll or scroll
- 绢juànsound-alikethin, tough silk (used especially in traditional painting and textiles)
- 眷juànsound-alikefamily dependent; household member (bound form, used in 家眷, 眷属)
Examples
- ，。Wǒ jīn tiān gōng zuò hěn lèi, jué de fēi cháng pí juàn.I worked hard today and feel very weary.
- ，。Tā kàn qǐ lái yǒu yì xiē pí juàn, ràng tā xiū xi yí xià ba.He looks a bit weary, let him rest for a while.
- ，。Suī rán shēn tǐ pí juàn le, dàn xīn lǐ hěn mǎn zú.Although my body is tired, my heart is content.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
Sound part声符shēngfú
龹
龹龹倦juàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.
倦 is 人 (person) plus 龹, a sound part; the form 卷 can serve as that sound part.
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