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trad.	睏
simp.	困^*
alternative forms	困瞓／𰥛 Cantonese coll. for “to sleep”

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声): semantic 目 (“eye”) + phonetic 困 (OC *kʰuːns).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kùn (kun⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kwan³ / fan³
Gan (Wiktionary): kun³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): khun

(Hailu, HRS): kun^ˇ

(Meixian, Guangdong): kun⁴
Eastern Min (BUC): káung
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): kong⁴ / kuong⁴
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): khùn

(Teochew, Peng'im): kung³
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹khuen
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): kun⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kùn
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄣˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kùn
  - Wade–Giles: kʻun⁴
  - Yale: kwùn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuenn
  - Palladius: кунь (kunʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯ən⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: kwan³ / fan³
  - Yale: kwan / fan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kwan³ / fan³
  - Guangdong Romanization: kuen³ / fen³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷʰɐn³³/, /fɐn³³/

Note: fan3 - colloquial for “to sleep”.

Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: kun³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰun²¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khun
  - Hakka Romanization System: kun
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kun⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰun⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: kun^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰun¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: kun⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰun⁵³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: káung
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɑuŋ²¹³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: kong⁴
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: keo̍ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɔŋ⁴²/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: kuong⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰuoŋ⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese, Penang, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khùn
  - Tâi-lô: khùn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: quxn
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰun¹¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /kʰun⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Penang, Singapore): /kʰun²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: kung³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khùng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰuŋ²¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹khuen
  - MiniDict: khuen^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹khun
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kʰuən⁵³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: kun⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯ən⁴⁵/

Definitions

睏

sleepy; tired
(dialectal) to sleep
- 今仔日月娘那這呢^[sic]光　照著阮歸暝攏袂當睏 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  今仔日月娘那这呢^[sic]光　照着阮归暝拢袂当困 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  From: 蘇打綠 (sodagreen), 無眠 (No Sleep)
  Kin-á-li̍t goe̍h-niû ná hiah-nī ^[sic] kng, chiò-tio̍h gún kui-mî lóng bē-tang khùn [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  Why is the moon so bright today? It's shining so brightly, I can't sleep

Synonyms

(sleepy):

Dialectal synonyms of 睏 (“sleepy”) [map]

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Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)	睏
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	睏
Taiwan	睏
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	睏
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	睏, 瞌睡
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	伏
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	瞌睡
Hefei	瞌睡
Cantonese	Guangzhou	眼瞓
Hong Kong	眼瞓
Taishan	眼瞓
Yangjiang	眼瞓, 疓
Gan	Nanchang	瞌
Hakka	Meixian	𤸁, 睏
Jin	Taiyuan	睏, 瞌睡
Northern Min	Jian'ou	討目䁒
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	睶
Southern Min	Xiamen	厭𤺪, 目澀
Quanzhou	目澀
Zhangzhou	目澀
Manila (Hokkien)	愛睏
Chaozhou	目澀
Jieyang	目澀
Leizhou	目澀
Wu	Suzhou	睏乃
Wenzhou	軟, 軟場
Xiang	Changsha	墜
Shuangfeng	眼閉

(to sleep):

Dialectal synonyms of 睡覺 (“to sleep”) [map]

More information Variety, Location ...

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese	臥, 寐, 寢, 眠, 睡, 就寢, 寢息
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)	睡覺, 睡眠, 就寢
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	睡覺, 睡, 歇覺
Taiwan	睡覺, 睡
Ulanhot	睡覺
Tongliao	睡覺
Chifeng	睡覺
Hulunbuir (Hailar)	睡覺
Malaysia	睡覺, 睡
Singapore	睡覺, 睡
Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)	睡覺
Jilu Mandarin	Weifang (Weicheng)	睏覺
Weifang (Fangzi)	睏覺
Changle	睏覺
Shouguang	睏覺
Wulian	睏覺
Jinan	睡覺
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	睡覺, 睡
Weifang (Hanting)	睏覺
Changyi	睏覺
Gaomi	睏覺
Zhucheng	睏覺
Anqiu	睏覺
Linqu	睏覺
Qingzhou	睏覺
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	睡
Xi'an	睡覺, 睡
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	睡
Lanyin Mandarin	Bayanhot	睡覺
Ürümqi	呼啷
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	睡瞌睡
Wuhan	睡瞌睡, 睡
Guiyang	睡瞌睡
Guilin	睡覺
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	睡覺, 睡
Yangzhou	睡覺, 上蘇州 slang
Nantong	睏
Hefei	睡覺
Cantonese	Guangzhou	瞓覺, 瞓, 見周公 humorous, 搵周公 humorous, 覺覺豬 childish, 瞓記
Hong Kong	瞓覺, 瞓, 搵周公 humorous, 覺覺豬 childish, 瞓覺覺 childish, 豬豬 childish
Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	瞓覺
Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	瞓覺
Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	睡目
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	瞓覺
Macau	瞓覺
Guangzhou (Panyu)	瞓覺
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	瞓
Guangzhou (Conghua)	瞓覺
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	瞓, 睡
Foshan	瞓覺
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	瞓覺
Foshan (Shunde)	瞓覺
Foshan (Sanshui)	瞓覺
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	瞓覺
Zhongshan (Shiqi)	瞇覺, 瞇
Zhongshan (Xiaolan)	瞓覺
Zhongshan (Sanjiao)	瞓
Zhongshan (Guzhen)	瞓
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	瞓覺
Zhuhai (Doumen)	瞓覺
Jiangmen (Baisha)	瞓覺
Jiangmen (Xinhui)	瞓覺
Taishan	瞓覺, 瞓
Kaiping (Chikan)	瞓覺
Enping (Niujiang)	瞓覺
Heshan (Yayao)	瞓覺
Dongguan	瞓覺
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	瞓覺
Shenzhen (Dapeng)	瞓覺
Yangjiang	瞓覺, 瞓
Zhanjiang	瞓覺, 曬鋪
Nanning	睡覺
Hepu (Lianzhou)	睡覺
Hepu (Shatian)	睡覺, 瞓覺
Beihai	睡覺
Beihai (Nankang)	睡覺
Beihai (Yingpan)	睡覺
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	睡覺
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	瞓覺
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	睡覺
Danzhou	閉眼
Sanya (Yanglan; Maihua)	閉眼
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	瞓覺
Singapore (Guangfu)	瞓覺, 瞓
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	瞓覺
Móng Cái	睡覺
Gan	Nanchang	睏覺, 睏
Lichuan	睏覺, 睏
Pingxiang	睏覺, 睏
Hakka	Meixian	睡目, 睡
Xingning	睡目
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	瞓覺
Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua)	瞓覺
Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua)	瞓覺
Huiyang	睡目, 睡
Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua)	瞓覺
Huidong (Daling)	睡目
Dongguan (Qingxi)	睡目, 睡覺
Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua)	睡目
Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)	瞓
Boluo (Bendihua)	瞓覺
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	睡目
Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	睡目
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	睡目
Wuhua (Shuizhai)	睡目
Wuhua (Changbu)	睡目
Wuhua (Mianyang)	睡目
Heyuan (Bendihua)	瞓覺
Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua)	瞓覺
Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)	瞓, 瞓覺
Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua)	瞓覺
Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)	瞓覺
Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua)	瞓覺
Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)	睡覺
Shaoguan (Qujiang)	睡覺
Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua)	睡
Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua)	睡覺
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	睡眼
Liannan	睡目
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	睡眼
Jiexi	睡目
Changting	睡目
Wuping	睡目
Wuping (Pingyu)	睡目
Liancheng	睡目
Ninghua	歇
Yudu	歇眼, 打席
Ruijin	歇眼
Shicheng	歇, 睡
Shangyou (Shexi)	歇覺
Miaoli (N. Sixian)	睡目
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	睡目
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	睡目
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	睡目, 睡
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	睡目, 睡
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	睡目, 睡
Hong Kong	睡目
Luchuan	睡覺
Sabah (Longchuan)	睡目
Senai (Huiyang)	睡目
Kuching (Hepo)	睡目
Singkawang	睡目
Singapore (Dabu)	睡目
Bangkok (Meixian)	睡目
Huizhou	Jixi	睏覺, 睏
Shexian	睡
Huangshan (Tunxi)	睏
Xiuning	睏
Yixian	睏
Qimen	睏
Wuyuan	睏
Jin	Taiyuan	睡覺, 睡
Taibus (Baochang)	睡覺
Linhe	睡覺
Jining	睡覺
Baotou	睡覺
Dongsheng	睡覺
Haibowan	睡覺
Northern Min	Jian'ou	目䁒
Jian'ou (Dikou)	目䁒
Songxi	目䁒
Zhenghe	目䁒
Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	眠䁒
Jianyang	目䁒
Wuyishan	目䁒
Pucheng (Shibei)	瞌眠
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	睏, 睏眠
Fuzhou (Changle)	睏
Fuqing	睏
Yongtai	睏
Gutian	睏
Fu'an	睏
Ningde	睏
Shouning	睏
Zhouning	睏
Fuding	睏
Matsu	睏
Sitiawan (Gutian)	睏眠
Southern Min	Xiamen	睏
Xiamen (Tong'an)	睏
Quanzhou	睏
Shishi	睏
Anxi	睏
Zhangzhou	睏
Pinghe	睏
Zhao'an	睏
Dongshan	睏
Taipei	睏
New Taipei (Sanxia)	睏
Kaohsiung	睏
Yilan	睏
Changhua (Lukang)	睏
Taichung	睏
Taichung (Wuqi)	睏
Tainan	睏
Taitung	睏
Hsinchu	睏
Kinmen	睏
Penghu (Magong)	睏
Penang (Hokkien)	睏
Singapore (Hokkien)	睏
Manila (Hokkien)	睏
Medan (Hokkien)	睏
Zhangping	睏
Datian	睏
Pingnan (Shangdu)	睏覺
Chaozhou	夗
Shantou	夗
Shantou (Chenghai)	夗
Shantou (Chaoyang)	夗
Nan'ao (Houzhai)	夗
Nan'ao (Yun'ao)	睏
Jieyang	夗, 死瞌
Puning	夗
Haifeng	睏, 夗
Bangkok (Teochew)	夗
Johor Bahru (Teochew)	夗
Singapore (Teochew)	夗
Leizhou	瞌, 瞌覺, 睏, 歇
Wenchang	瞌, 偃瞌
Haikou	瞌, 偃瞌
Qionghai	瞌, 偃瞌
Singapore (Hainanese)	瞌
Puxian Min	Putian	睏
Xianyou	睏
Central Min	Yong'an	倒眠
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	瞇
Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	瞇, 瞇覺
Shehua	Fu'an	眠
Fuding	眠
Luoyuan	眠
Shunchang	眠
Cangnan	眠
Jingning (Hexi)	眠
Wu	Shanghai	睏覺, 睏, 到蘇州去 slang
Shanghai (Chongming)	睏
Suzhou	睏覺, 睏, 到崑山去 slang
Wuxi	睏覺
Danyang	睏覺, 睏
Hangzhou	睏覺, 睏, 到蘇州去 slang
Hangzhou (Yuhang)	睏覺, 睏
Ningbo	睏覺, 睏
Wenzhou	睏
Jinhua	睏褥, 睏
Xiang	Changsha	睏覺, 睏, 睡覺
Loudi	睏覺, 睏
Shuangfeng	睏眼閉, 睏覺
Quanzhou	睡覺

Compounds

愛睏 / 爱困
歇睏 / 歇困
犯睏 / 犯困 (fànkùn)
睏倦 / 困倦 (kùnjuàn)
睏夢 / 困梦
睏憊 / 困惫
睏房 / 困房
睏眠 / 困眠
睏衣裳 / 困衣裳
睏衫 / 困衫
睏覺 / 困觉 (kùnjiào)
睏醒 / 困醒

References

“睏”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
“Entry #11237”, in 臺灣客語辭典 [Dictionary of Taiwan Hakka] (overall work in Chinese and Hakka), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2022.
“睏”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.
“睏”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

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