艰

jiān

j+iān·1st tone

difficult · hard

Radical: 艮 Strokes: 8

Structure: Left-rightFrequency: Common

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Character Decomposition

艰=又+艮

Etymology

tough

Meanings

difficult

hard

hardship

jiān

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Words with 艰 82 total

(literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent丁艰dīng jiān difficult · hard · arduous艰苦jiān kǔ difficult; arduous; hard艰难jiān nán abstruse · complicated艰深jiān shēn

Idioms with 艰 25 total Chain

shrink or flinch from no difficulty or danger · make light of difficulties and dangers不避艰险bù bì jiān xiǎn to have difficulty walking (idiom) · to walk with difficulty步履维艰bù lu:3 wéi jiān (idiom) starting an enterprise is difficult; fig. the beginning of any undertaking is hard创业维艰chuàng yè wéi jiān to struggle arduously艰苦奋斗jiān kǔ fèn dòu leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)艰苦朴素jiān kǔ pǔ sù extreme hardships and difficulties · extremely hard and bitter · overcome untold difficulties with surpassing bravery · most arduous艰苦卓绝jiān kǔ zhuó jué