丁艰 dīng jiān

(literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent

Characters

Character Meaning
丁 dīng HSK 6
fourth in order; surname Ding; cubes (of food)
艰 jiān HSK 5
difficult; hard; hardship