How to Write 惓 (quán) — Meaning “Tired”

Imagine your heart (忄) is curled up like a rolled scroll (卷) because you are so tired. This visual image of a tired heart being tightly rolled can help you recall that 惓 means "tired" or "weary." Another mnemonic: think of "quán" sounding like "queen," and picture a tired queen rolling up her scroll in exhaustion.

Write the left radical 忄 first: two dots (left dot then right dot) then a vertical stroke. Then write the right side 卷: start with a horizontal stroke, then a left-slanting stroke, two horizontal strokes, and finally the bottom part 巳 (three strokes: fold, horizontal, vertical hook). A common mistake is writing the bottom of 卷 as 己 (open) instead of 巳 (closed); make sure the third stroke of the bottom section curves inward to close the shape.

The main visual difference is the right side: 惓 has 卷 (a roll), 恂 has 旬 (a period of ten days with 日 inside), and 恃 has 寺 (a temple). In meaning, 惓 means "tired" or "weary," 恂 means "sincere" or "cautious," and 恃 means "to rely on." For example, 惓惓 (quán quán) means earnest, while 恂恂 (xún xún) describes a cautious manner.

惓 is not common in everyday modern Chinese and is not part of the HSK vocabulary. It appears in formal or literary contexts, especially in the word 惓惓 (quán quán) meaning "earnest" or "sincere," which has a classical feel. The words 厌惓 and 疲惓 (both meaning weary) are also used but less frequently, mostly in written or poetic language.

Common words containing 惓 include: 惓惓 (quán quán) — Earnest; 厌惓 (yàn quán) — weary; tired; 疲惓 (pí quán) — weary.