棘手 jí shǒu

thorny (problem); intractable

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 5545th word

Definitions

  1. 1. thorny (problem)
  2. 2. intractable

Characters

Character Meaning
棘 jí
thorns
手 shǒu HSK 2
hand; personal(ly); person engaged in certain types of work