HSK 1

(nán): difficult, arduous, hard

nán

difficult, arduous, hard

Pinyin

nán

HSK Level

Level 1

Characters

1

English Meaning

difficult, arduous, hard

How to Write (nán)

is written in 10 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of

A hand 又 trying to grasp at a bird 隹

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

and, also, again, in addition
short-tailed bird

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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

为难

wéinán

困难

kùnnan

灾难

zāinàn

艰难

jiānnán

难免

nánmiǎn

难受

nánshòu

难堪

nánkān

难得

nándé

难怪

nánguài

难过

nánguò

难能可贵

nánnéngkěguì

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