捆

a bunch / to tie together / bundle

捆 = 困 + 扌 : Karl Koala (ku) wakes up in the encampment ((e)n3) and cannot remember what happened. It seems he has been given sleeping pills (困) and tied together (捆) with elastic toy claws (扌). There are also used bondage (捆) items lying around on the floors.

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捆

綑

kǔn = ku + (e)n3

variant of 捆[kun3]

Add a new mnemonic for 捆 = 困 + 扌

Add a new mnemonic for 綑 = 糹 + 困

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捆 character breakdown

捆
- 困
  - 囗
  - 木
    - 八
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨
- 扌
  - 亅
  - 二
    - 一

困

kùn = ku + (e)n4

to trap / to surround / hard-pressed / stranded / destitute

Add a new mnemonic for 困 = 囗 + 木

扌

shǒu = sh + ou3

"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

Add a new mnemonic for 扌 = 二 + 亅

扌 = 二 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.

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困

睏

kùn = ku + (e)n4

sleepy / tired

Add a new mnemonic for 困 = 囗 + 木

Add a new mnemonic for 睏 = 目 + 困

困 = 囗 + 木 : New mnemonic symbol to avoid confusion with 夗: sleeping pills.

Karl Koala (ku) prepared a nest made out of Christmas trees (木) stuffed into a plastic enclosure (囗) in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4). To make sure that he sleeps (困) really well he pops sleeping pills (困) before laying down in his nest.

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