倦

勌
juàn
亻 + 卷

Definitions

juàn (adjective) tired; weary; fatigued

Etymology

A curled-up 卷 person 亻; 卷 also provides the pronunciation

About

The character 倦 is a phono-semantic compound (形声字) made up of the semantic component 亻 (the 'person' radical, a variant of 人) and the phonetic component 卷 (juǎn). 卷 means 'to roll up' or 'curl up,' and the picture of a person 亻 curled up 卷 naturally suggests someone tired or weary; 卷 also supplies the pronunciation. 倦 thus means tired, weary, or exhausted, describing the physical or mental fatigue that follows prolonged exertion. The person radical marks this weariness as a human condition, while the phonetic element adds an immediate visual cue to the meaning and anchors the sound.

Example Sentences Hide

我感到很疲倦。

Wǒ gǎndào hěn píjuàn.

I feel very tired.

工作一天后他倦了。

Gōngzuò yī tiān hòu tā juàn le.

He is tired after working for a day.

学习太久容易厌倦。

Xuéxí tài jiǔ róngyì yànjuàn.

Studying too long can easily lead to weariness.

她厌倦了每天重复的生活。

Tā yànjuànle měi tiān chóngfù de shēnghuó.

She is tired of the repetitive daily life.

长时间的旅行让人疲倦。

Cháng shíjiān de lǚxíng ràng rén píjuàn.

Long-term travel makes people tired.

他对这种无聊的游戏已经倦怠了。

Tā duì zhè zhǒng wúliáo de yóuxì yǐjīng juàndài le.

He has already become weary of this boring game.

在连续加班之后，员工们显得十分倦容。

Zài liánxù jiābān zhīhòu, yuángōngmen xiǎndé shífēn juànróng.

After consecutive overtime work, the employees look very weary.

尽管身心俱倦，他仍然坚持完成手头的项目。

Jǐnguǎn shēnxīn jù juàn, tā réngrán jiānchí wánchéng shǒutóu de xiàngmù.

Although both body and mind are weary, he still persists in completing the project at hand.

Related Characters

Component: 亻

他 们 你 作 但 使 体 什 代 信 化 位 任 何

Component: 卷

圈 蜷 绻 鬈 锩 踡 睠 錈 勌 惓 捲 棬 綣

Example Words

厌倦 疲倦 倦怠 困倦 孜孜不倦 不倦 倦容 乐此不倦 诲人不倦