 | 艰 | ||
| difficult, hard; distressing | |||
| Radical | 艮 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 2 | Total Strokes | 8 |
| Mandarin reading | jīan | Cantonese reading | gan1 |
| Japanese on reading | Japanese kun reading | ||
| Korean reading | Vietnamese reading | ||
| Traditional Variant(s) | 艱 | difficult, hard; distressing | |
| 艰 | [ jīan ] difficult, hard, hardship |
| 艰巨 | [ jīan jù ] very difficult (task) |
| 艰苦 | [ jīan kù ] difficult, hard, arduous |
| 艰难 | [ jīan nán ] difficult |
| 艰险 | [ jīan xǐan ] (adj) difficult and dangerous |
| ⇒ 不避艰险 | [ bù bì jīan xǐan ] shrink or flinch from no difficulty or danger, make light of difficulties and dangers |
| ⇒ 步履维艰 | [ bù lǚ wéi jīan ] have difficulty walking, walk with difficulty |