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囧

jiǒng
adjective #19,937

Meanings

  1. 1 embarrassed
  2. 2 awkward
  3. 3 in a difficult or helpless situation
  4. 4 (internet slang for expressing distress or embarrassment)

Examples

我在大庭广众下摔倒了，真的好囧。
Wǒ zài dàtíng guǎngzhòng xià shuāidǎo le, zhēn de hǎo jiǒng.
I fell down in front of everyone — it was so embarrassing.
发现发错消息给老板，他感到非常囧。
Fāxiàn fā cuò xiāoxi gěi lǎobǎn, tā gǎndào fēicháng jiǒng.
He found he had sent the wrong message to his boss and felt utterly mortified.

Tips

history
囧 (jiǒng) is an ancient character meaning 'bright / shining', but around 2005 it became internet slang because the character's shape resembles a sad or distressed face: the rectangular outline is a face, 八 at the top are eyebrows/eyes, and 口 at the bottom is a mouth. This visual pun gave it entirely new meaning in Chinese netspeak.

Stroke Order

囧 jiǒng