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 feel ashamed (idiom)
Good Friday
Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
facing disaster; in peril
powerless to defend oneself (idiom); helpless
deep grief; extensive sorrow
even heroes fall for a beauty's charm
the first step is the hardest (idiom)
every beginning is difficult (idiom)
a loner; someone who does not easily get along with others
to meet with disaster; killed; in the clutches of the enemy
spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom)
to take the bull by the horns (idiom)
dyslexia
it's easier to invite the devil in than to send him away
to blame
to take refuge; to seek refuge from disaster
to debate; to retort; to refute
to seek refuge from calamities
in a dilemma; hard to move forward or back
victim; fatality
shipwreck
lit. many nights under a harsh moon
underlings harder to deal with than the boss
to meet with great difficulties but pull through