艱 jiān

difficult; hard; hardship

Character data

Radical ⾉ (138.11)
Strokes 17
SIMPLIFIED 艰

Definitions

艱 jiān
  1. 1. difficult
  2. 2. hard
  3. 3. hardship

Words containing 艱

Word Meaning
丁艱 dīng jiān
(literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent
不避艱險 bù bì jiān xiǎn
shrink or flinch from no difficulty or danger
人艱不拆 rén jiān bù chāi
life is hard; don't expose harsh truth
步履維艱 bù lǚ wéi jiān
to have difficulty walking (idiom); to walk with difficulty
舉步維艱 jǔ bù wéi jiān
to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)
艱巨 jiān jù
very difficult; arduous; formidable
艱巨性 jiān jù xìng
arduousness; formidability; difficulty
艱深 jiān shēn
abstruse; complicated
艱深晦澀 jiān shēn huì sè
abstruse and unfathomable (idiom)
艱苦 jiān kǔ
difficult; hard; arduous
艱苦奮鬥 jiān kǔ fèn dòu
to struggle arduously
艱苦樸素 jiān kǔ pǔ sù
leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)
艱辛 jiān xīn
hardships; difficult; arduous
艱險 jiān xiǎn
difficult and dangerous; hardships and perils
艱難 jiān nán
difficult; hard; challenging
艱難險阻 jiān nán xiǎn zǔ
untold dangers and difficulties (idiom)
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