难 nán

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Traditional form

難 nán

Contains the radical

又 yòu

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

A hand 又 yòu trying to grasp at a bird 隹 zhuī

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿰又隹

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 隹 zhuī represents the meaning and 堇 jǐn represents the sound. The character is based on the original meaning "type of bird", which is unrelated to the modern meaning. The simplified character 难 nán was adapted from the cursive form of the trad

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这 zhè 道 dào 题 Tí 看 kān 起来 qǐlai 很 hěn 简单 jiǎndān , 但 dàn 当 dāng 你 nǐ 要 yāo 解 Xiè 它 tā 时 shí 你 nǐ 就 jiù 会 huì 发现 fāxiàn 它 tā 确实 quèshí 是 shì 一 yī 道 dào 难题 nán tí ...

The problem looks simple enough, but when you come to try and solve it you'll find it's a real teaser.

百物 bǎi wù 涨价 zhǎng jià 时 shí ,她 tā 觉得 juéde 料理 liào lǐ 家务 jiāwù 很 hěn 难 nán .

She found it difficult to contrive when prices of everything went up.

春 chūn 到 dào 了 le 人间 rénjiān ,在 zài 这 zhè 大杂院 dà zá yuàn 里 lǐ 只 zhǐ 增多 zēng duō 了 le 困难 kùnnan .

The return of spring only increased the troubles of the yard.

外面 wài miàn 下 xià 着 zhāo 毛毛细雨, 天气 tiānqì 又 yòu 冷 Lěng 又 yòu 湿 shī ,令人 lìng rén 难受 nánshòu .

It was drizzling, and miserably cold and damp.

这样 zhè yàng 一来 yī lái 他们 tā men 就 jiù 说 shuì 不了 bù le 话 huà ,憋 biē 得 dé 难受 nánshòu .

It then inhibited their speech and made them acutely uneasy.

Explore 24 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 难 nán in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
难 nán	problem	難 nán
难道 nándào	don't tell me ...	難道
困难 kùnnan	difficult	困難
难以 nán yǐ	hard to (predict, imagine etc)	難以
难过 nánguò	to feel sad	難過
艰难 jiānnán	hard	艱難
难以置信 nán yǐ zhì xìn	hard to believe	難以置信
难受 nánshòu	to feel unwell	難受
难度 nán dù	trouble	難度
难得 nándé	seldom	難得
灾难 zāinàn	disaster	災難
难题 nán tí	difficult problem	難題
难怪 nánguài	(it's) no wonder (that...)	難怪
难忘 nán wàng	unforgettable	難忘
难堪 nánkān	hard to take	難堪
难免 nánmiǎn	hard to avoid	難免
为难 wéinán	to feel embarrassed or awkward	為難
遇难 yù nàn	to perish	遇難
苦难 kǔ nàn	suffering	苦難
难关 nán guān	difficulty	難關
难看 nán kàn	ugly	難看
难民 nàn mín	refugee	難民
难点 nán diǎn	difficulty	難點
避难所 bì nàn suǒ	refuge	避難所