倦

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tired; weary; fatigued

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

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

Components 亻卷

worn out · Heisig RSH #2448

人 person + 卷 exam paper

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
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)
乐此不倦	lè cǐ bù juàn	see 樂此不疲\|乐此不疲[le4 ci3 bu4 pi2]
不知疲倦	bù zhī pí juàn	untiring; not recognizing tiredness
不倦	bù juàn	tireless; untiring; indefatigable
职业倦怠症	zhí yè juàn dài zhèng	professional boredom syndrome
劳倦	láo juàn	exhausted; worn out
诲人不倦	huì rén bù juàn	instructing with tireless zeal (idiom, from Analects)
孜孜不倦	zī zī bù juàn	lit. diligent and never slacking (idiom); continuous concentrated effort; assiduous (in st…
倦容	juàn róng	a weary look (on one's face)
厌倦	yàn juàn	to be weary of; to be fed up with; to be bored with
困倦	kùn juàn	tired; weary
疲倦	pí juàn	to tire; tired
倦怠	juàn dài	worn out; exhausted; dispirited
亹亹不倦	wěi wěi bù juàn	on and on; relentlessly
惫倦	bèi juàn	tired and sleepy; tipsy