Character

艰

jiān HSK 5

艰 jiān HSK 5

1. difficult; not easy
2. (lit.) mourning for a parent's death

Words using 艰 as jiān (5)

1 艰苦 jiān kǔ — arduous HSK 5
- 艰 difficult, hard
- 苦 bitter, suffering, painful
Example

他的童年生活很艰苦。

tā de tóng nián shēng huó hěn jiān kǔ

His childhood life was very arduous.
2 艰辛 jiān xīn — arduous HSK 6
- 艰 difficult, hard
- 辛 hardship, toil, bitter
Example

他的创业之路充满艰辛。

tā de chuàng yè zhī lù chōng mǎn jiān xīn

His entrepreneurial journey is full of hardship.
3 艰难 jiān nán — difficult HSK 6
- 艰 difficult, arduous
- 难 difficult, hard
Example

在艰难的环境中，他们坚持了下来。

zài jiān nán de huán jìng zhōng tā men jiān chí le xià lái

In difficult circumstances, they persevered.
4 艰巨 jiān jù — arduous HSK 7
- 艰 difficult, hard
- 巨 enormous, heavy (in magnitude)
Example

这是一项艰巨的任务。

zhè shì yì xiàng jiān jù de rèn wu

This is an arduous task.
5 艰险 jiān xiǎn — difficult and dangerous HSK 7
- 艰 difficult, arduous
- 险 dangerous, perilous
Example

这条山路非常艰险，我们要小心。

zhè tiáo shān lù fēi cháng jiān xiǎn wǒ men yào xiǎo xīn

This mountain road is very difficult and dangerous, we must be careful.

Structure & writing

艰 jiān — difficult; not easy

艰 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 又 yòu — again; indicating repetition or successive occurrence of an action

又 is a component in 38 characters

HSK 1

对 duì to answer; to reply 服 fú clothing; garment 欢 huān joyful, happy 汉 hàn Han River (汉江), originating in southern Shaanxi, flowing into the Yangtze at Wuhan, Hubei 鸡 jī chicken (domestic fowl with short beak, red comb, and short wings)

HSK 3

双 shuāng two (often symmetrical, opposite of 单) 叔 shū father's younger brother; also a form of address for a man of the same generation as one's father but younger and unrelated (can be reduplicated) 受 shòu to receive; to accept 变 biàn to change; to differ from before 戏 xì to play; to frolic

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报 bào newspaper; also refers to certain periodicals 轻 qīng light in weight; low in density (opposite of '重') 难 nán difficult; not easy (opposite of 易)

HSK 4

仅 jǐn only; merely 反 fǎn to flip over; to turn upside down 取 qǔ to take into one's hand 度 dù instrument or unit for measuring length 支 zhī to prop up; to support

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观 guān to observe carefully 餐 cān to eat (a meal)

HSK 5

劝 quàn to persuade; to convince someone by presenting facts and reasoning 叉 chā fork (a utensil with two or more tines at one end and a handle at the other) 权 quán ancient counterweight of a steelyard 艰 jiān difficult; not easy

HSK 6

叙 xù to narrate, to chat 径 jìng narrow path; footpath 竖 shù upright, vertical, perpendicular to the ground (opposite of '横')

HSK 7

侵 qīn to invade, to encroach on others' rights 凤 fèng phoenix, the legendary king of birds (the male is called 凤, the female 凰) 叹 tàn to sigh out of worry or sorrow 圣 shèng supremely exalted and wise 奴 nú slave (person oppressed, exploited, and controlled in old society)

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寝 qǐn to sleep 浸 jìn to soak in liquid; to steep 璨 càn (lit.) fine jade 盈 yíng to be full; to fill up 缀 zhuì to sew together; to stitch 驭 yù to drive (a carriage or horse)

2 艮 gèn — one of the eight trigrams, representing mountain

艮 is a component in 14 characters

HSK 1

很 hěn very; quite

HSK 2

眼 yǎn eye (visual organ of humans and animals) 跟 gēn heel (of the foot or shoe/sock)

HSK 3

根 gēn root (organ of a higher plant that anchors it and absorbs water and nutrients; taproots and fibrous roots) 银 yín silver (metallic element, symbol Ag, atomic number 47)

HSK 5

良 liáng good; excellent 艰 jiān difficult; not easy 退 tuì to move backward (opposite of 进) 限 xiàn specified range; limit

HSK 6

恨 hèn to hate; to resent 狠 hěn fierce; cruel 痕 hén trace, mark left by something

HSK 7

垦 kěn to reclaim wasteland, to open up land for cultivation 恳 kěn sincere, earnest

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