疲倦

pí juàn · HSK 7

tired

😴 疲 (sick radical 疒 + 皮 pí) + 倦 (person 亻 + 卷 juàn): two tired-words stacked

Both halves already mean worn-out, so 疲倦 doubles the idea for emphasis. 皮 in 疲 carries the pí sound; 卷 (to roll up) in 倦 carries the juàn sound, so the phonetic parts cue the reading.

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