难

nán, nàn

difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good

Radical: 又 HSK 1 ad, a, v, g ideographic

Components & Etymology

难 decomposes into the following components:

又 隹

Words containing 难

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 难.

万难
wàn nán
countless difficulties
两难
liǎng nán
dilemma
临难
lín nàn
in peril
为难
wéi nán
to feel embarrassed or awkward
便难
biàn nàn
retort with challenging questions
克难
kè nán
刁难
diāo nàn
to be hard on sb
劫难
jié nàn
calamity
危难
wēi nàn
calamity
发难
fā nàn
(to be first to) rise in revolt
受难
shòu nàn
to suffer a calamity
困难
kùn nan
(financial etc) difficulty

Related characters (radical 又)

Characters that share the radical 又.

又 叉 及 友 双 反 发 叒 叔 叕 取 受 变 叙 叚 叛 叟 叠 叢 艰

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