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艰 - jiān

difficult, hard; distressing

difficult, hard; distressing

How to read 艰

Click 艰 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinjiān
Englishdifficult, hard; distressing
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

艰深 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 艰苦. Please read 艰辛 one more time.

Common words with this character

abstruse; complicated
difficult; hard; arduous
hardships; arduous; difficult
extremely difficult; challenging; demanding

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 艰 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 艰深 and 艰苦 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 艰.