艰
HSK 5
艰 (jiān): difficult, hard, distressing
jiān
difficult, hard, distressing
Pinyin
jiān
HSK Level
Level 5
Characters
1
English Meaning
difficult, hard, distressing
How to Write 艰 (jiān)
艰 is written in 8 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.
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Origin of 艰
A phono-semantic compound: 艮 (tough) carries the meaning, and 堇 hints at the pronunciation.
What 艰 is Made Of
艰 is built from 2 components:
又and, also, again, in addition
艮blunt
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Words Using 艰
Common Chinese words that contain 艰:
艰巨
jiānjù
艰苦
jiānkǔ
艰难
jiānnán
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