倦 meaning and stroke order
Tired, weary
How to write 倦, stroke by stroke
10 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 倦
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- tired; weary; fatigued
- old variant of 倦[juan4]
How 倦 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A curled-up 卷 person 亻; 卷 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 亻 (man), shared by 277 characters on this site.
How to remember 倦
A person 亻 curled up like a scroll 卷 (juǎn) is too tired to stand straight. The 卷 side also hints at the sound juàn.
倦 is rarely used alone in speech. It appears in words like 疲倦 (píjuàn, tired) and 厌倦 (yànjuàn, fed up with), and in set phrases like 孜孜不倦 (zīzī bú juàn, tireless). Example: 我厌倦了每天加班。(Wǒ yànjuàn le měitiān jiābān.) I am fed up with working overtime every day.
Common mistake: Learners often write 倦 as 卷 or confuse it with 圈 (quān, circle), which shares the same 卷 part. Remember that tiredness belongs to a person, so 倦 needs the 亻 on the left.
Common words with 倦
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
倦 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 倦
How many strokes are in 倦?
倦 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 倦 mean?
倦 (juàn) means tired, weary. A common word with it is 厌倦 (yànjuàn), meaning "to be weary of; to be fed up with; to be bored with".
How do you pronounce 倦?
倦 is pronounced juàn, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 倦?
The radical of 倦 is 亻, which carries the idea of "man". Dictionaries list 倦 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 倦?
The traditional form of 倦 is 勌. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 倦 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 倦 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 倦 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 疲倦 and 厌倦?
疲倦 (píjuàn) means physically or mentally tired, like after a long day. 厌倦 (yànjuàn) means bored with or sick of something, and it usually takes an object, as in 厌倦工作 (tired of work).
Can I say 我很倦 to mean I am tired?
It sounds bookish and unusual. In daily speech people say 我很累 (wǒ hěn lèi) or 我很困 (wǒ hěn kùn, sleepy), and save 倦 for compounds like 疲倦.