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艰
jiān
difficult, hard; hardship
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艮 (tough) provides meaning, 堇 provides pronunciation
HSK 5
8 strokes
Common (17%)
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⿰又艮
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Words Using 艰 (16)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
艰苦
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jiānkǔ
difficult / hard / arduous
5
jiānkǔ
艰苦
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HSK 5
difficult / hard / arduous
艰巨
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jiānjù
arduous / terrible (task) / very difficult / formidable
5
jiānjù
艰巨
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HSK 5
arduous / terrible (task) / very difficult / formidable
艰难
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jiānnán
difficult / hard / challenging
6
jiānnán
艰难
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HSK 6
difficult / hard / challenging
艰
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jiān
difficult / hard / hardship
jiān
艰
↗
difficult / hard / hardship
艰险
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jiānxiǎn
difficult and dangerous / hardships and perils
jiānxiǎn
艰险
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difficult and dangerous / hardships and perils
艰苦奋斗
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jiānkǔfèndòu
to struggle arduously
jiānkǔfèndòu
艰苦奋斗
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to struggle arduously
艰苦朴素
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jiānkǔpǔsù
leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)
jiānkǔpǔsù
艰苦朴素
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leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)
艰辛
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jiānxīn
hardships / arduous / difficult
jiānxīn
艰辛
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hardships / arduous / difficult
步履维艰
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bùlǚwéijiān
to have difficulty walking (idiom) / to walk with difficulty
bùlǚwéijiān
步履维艰
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to have difficulty walking (idiom) / to walk with difficulty
艰难险阻
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jiānnánxiǎnzǔ
untold dangers and difficulties (idiom)
jiānnánxiǎnzǔ
艰难险阻
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untold dangers and difficulties (idiom)