nán nan

difficult; difficult (to...); difficulty

HSK 3 #295

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 295th character
Radical ⼜ (29.8)
Strokes 10
Index # 2147
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

难 nán
  1. 1. difficult
  2. 2. difficult (to...)
  3. 3. difficulty
  4. 4. problem
  5. 5. not good
难 nàn
  1. 1. disaster
  2. 2. distress
  3. 3. to scold

Stroke order

难 stroke order diagram
难 stroke order animation

Words containing 难

Word Meaning
to meet with misfortune; to fall into dire straits
to force someone to do something
fig. extremely worried and troubled
perils of the sea
sth too embarrassing to mention
to sacrifice oneself in a just cause
to raise a tough question
calamity
to feel akward; to feel embarrassed
difficulty
stuck in a risky situation; hard to back out
difficult to deal with; hard to understand; complicated
even more difficult; extremely difficult
to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
casualty; victim of an accident; martyr for one's country
to do sth reluctantly; to tackle a difficult job (idiom)
to flee from calamity; to run away from trouble
to be killed; to die in an accident or disaster
extremely difficult; challenging; hard and dangerous
back off when it seems too hard; quit early
untold dangers and difficulties (idiom)
to be plagued with misfortunes; precarious
to rescue; rescue (operation, workers)
to die in an accident; to die for a just cause
extremely difficult; countless difficulties