囧

About

囧 is a Chinese character that is commonly used as an emoticon in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. However, it is also used by non-Chinese speaking countries as well, especially in Korea and Japan. Because it resembles a person with an open mouth, it is used to convey distress, helplessness, disappointment, reluctancy, shock, dislike, defeat, embarrassment, and the like.

The original meaning of 囧 is "window," and is pronounced jiŏng or jiong3 (Pinyin) in Mandarin Chinese, but is rarely used in this context anymore.

It is part of the ever growing Martian Language (火星文) popular among Chinese netizens and is also closely related to the orz phenomenon.

囧 can be used in a variety of ways:

Emoticon: 囧
Noun: I want you to give me a 囧。
Verb: When I heard the terrible story, I 囧。
Adjective: You are so 囧。
Interjection: 囧！What?!?

囧 Variants

囧rz – 囧 used as a popular replacement for the "head" in orz.

囧gg – Because "gg" is widely used as an abbreviation for "good game," 囧gg is way of showing that you lost. Badly.

Popularity

囧 Derivatives

Websites

• 囧囧天地論壇: – 99world forum
  
• 囧片王 – video.ofeva.com
  
• Intel 囧 – Part of a marketing campaign allowing users to talk about their personal "囧" situations.
  

• Jiong.ws
  A community of 囧 people. It is also well known for making comedic 囧 videos. A few examples:
  最强的俩口子吵架（一日一囧）081021
  
  幽会（一日一囧）
  
  肾斗士之歌（一日一囧）
  

Myolie Wu (胡杏兒)

Myolie Wu is an actress sometimes called 囧囧」 because of her amazing facial expressions.

囧 references outside the internet

The following is very incomplete list:

• Orz Boys
  The film, Orz Boys uses 囧 in one of its movie posters, and was released in 2008.
  
  
  

• Li Ning 囧 Sports Shoes
  
  
  Li Ning has a popular series of 囧 shoes, which are sometime described as "Very 囧 Very Powerful," a reference to Very Good Very Powerful.

• Kimberly Clark’s Kotex
  Commercial:
  

• 尖子攻略:
  The show, 尖子攻略, features a scene where a student needs to write a 600 word essay, and resorts to writing "orz" and "囧."

• TVB
  Commercial:
  
  TVB also has an upcoming show called 囧探查過界.

• O 囧 O (English: Rubber Friend)
  O 囧 O is a music program by 903 Radio. (叱吒903)

• 囧 About Sex
  
  《爸媽囧很大》 is an ongoing television series that talks about sex education and other controversial sex-related topics.

• Lost on Journey
  
  Lost on Journey (Chinese: 人在囧途) is a 2010 movie featuring popular basketball player, Ma Jian (now retired).

Videos

囧 初音 LUCK STAR 甩葱歌

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External References

• Evchk Wikia
• Uncyclopedia Taiwan