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艰

Character

艰 jiān

HSK 5Character

difficult

Radical
又
Strokes
8
Structure
Left–right
Parts
又 艮
Traditional
艱
Frequency
#2270 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

jiān

jian1
  1. difficult CC-CEDICT
  2. hard CC-CEDICT
  3. hardship CC-CEDICT

Stroke order

All 8 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 艰

Draw “艰” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

  • 他们的生活很艰难。

    tā men de shēng huó hěn jiān nán

    Their life is very hard.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 以前的日子很艰苦。

    yǐ qián de rì zi hěn jiān kǔ

    Life was very hard in the past.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 学中文很艰难，但是我不放弃。

    xué zhōng wén hěn jiān nán, dàn shì wǒ bù fàng qì

    Learning Chinese is hard, but I will not give up.

    AI-generated sentence

Words with 艰

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艰苦jiān kǔvery hard and difficult (said of life, work, or conditions)WordHSK 5艰难jiān nánvery hard; more difficult than usualWordHSK 5艰巨jiān jùvery hard to do; needing much time and much workWordHSK 7–9艰辛jiān xīnvery hard; needing a lot of effort and timeWordHSK 7–9艰险jiān xiǎnvery hard and dangerous, like a long trip through mountainsWordHSK 7–9艰苦奋斗jiān kǔ fèn dòuto work very hard and never give up, even when things are difficultWordHSK 7–9艰深jiān shēnabstruseWord艰巨性jiān jù xìngarduousnessWord艰深晦涩jiān shēn huì sèabstruse and unfathomable (idiom)Word艰苦朴素jiān kǔ pǔ sùleading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)Word艰难险阻jiān nán xiǎn zǔuntold dangers and difficulties (idiom)Word丁艰dīng jiān(literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parentWord

Same radical 又

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发fā及jí受shòu友yǒu变biàn难nán又yòu反fǎn取qǔ双shuāng叔shū叛pàn
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