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艰
艱
jiān
1. difficult
2. hard
3. hardship
Common • Top 8%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

艰
jiān
difficult, hard; hardship
HSK 5 8 丶

Compound Words (15)

丁艰
dīngjiān
(literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent
艰巨
jiānjù
arduous
HSK 5
艰深
jiānshēn
abstruse
艰苦
jiānkǔ
difficult
HSK 5
艰辛
jiānxīn
hardships
艰险
jiānxiǎn
difficult and dangerous
艰难
jiānnán
difficult
HSK 6
艰巨性
jiānjùxìng
arduousness
不避艰险
bùbìjiānxiǎn
shrink or flinch from no difficulty or danger
步履维艰
bùlǚwéijiān
to have difficulty walking (idiom)
举步维艰
jǔbùwéijiān
to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)
艰深晦涩
jiānshēnhuìsè
abstruse and unfathomable (idiom)
艰苦奋斗
jiānkǔfèndòu
to struggle arduously
艰苦朴素
jiānkǔpǔsù
leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)
艰难险阻
jiānnánxiǎnzǔ
untold dangers and difficulties (idiom)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,646
Word Frequency Rank
6,476 of 84,292

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