nán nan

difficult; difficult (to...); difficulty

Character data

Radical ⾫ (172.11)
Strokes 19
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

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

Words containing 難

Word Meaning
to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
Time is precious.
fix small problems early; act in time
mountain accident
dilemma; quandary
The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.
to force someone to do something
demanding and strict (idiom); exacting
anxious to help others resolve difficulties (idiom)
emergency; critical situation; crisis
deep hatred that cannot be healed
trials and tribulations
friend in hard times; true friend
true friends show in hard times
bottomless pit of desire (idiom); insatiable greed
to resolve a difficult situation and leave worries behind (idiom)
to mediate disputes; to resolve conflicts
lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom); fig. impossible to escape
fig. innumerable (crimes)
to tackle a thorny problem and overcome its challenges
political asylum
to rescue; rescue (operation, workers)
easy to avoid open attack, not secret attack
easy to dodge open attack, hard to block hidden
easily guarded, hard to attack