围困

圍困

wéikùn

verb #29,015

Meanings

Díjūn bèi wéikùn zài shāngǔ lǐ, wúfǎ chètuì.

The enemy troops were besieged in the valley and could not retreat.

Chéngshì bèi hóngshuǐ wéikùn, jiùyuán duì jǐnjí chūdòng.

The city was cut off by floodwaters and the rescue team was urgently deployed.

memory

围 means 'to encircle' and 困 means 'trapped/stranded' — together they paint a picture of being encircled and stuck, like a box you can't escape.

围 wéi

困 kùn