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Meaning of 艰

Pinyin jiān

Radical

艮

Strokes

Definition

difficult / hard / hardship

Usage

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艰 (jiān) 1. Difficulties. 1. In ancient times, this referred to the mourning of one's parents. 艰难, 辛艰, 危险深, 难深, 艰涩 (describing writing that is hard to understand). 艰贞 (staying loyal and steadfast in difficult circumstances). 艰苦卓绝 (the degree of hardship exceeds all comparisons, incomparable). 1. Difficult: (En.) hard 2. Difficult; hard: (En.) difficult; hard 3. Dangerous, perilous: (En.) dangerous 艰 (jiān) (Noun) 1. Referring to the death of parents: (En.) (of parents) die; deceased 艰 (jiān) (Verb) 1. To reclaim land: (En.) reclaim 2. To lack: (En.) lack of 艰 (jiān) 1. The original meaning: Difficult to manage land. 2. Phonetic character: Indicates relevance to land, pronounced as gèn. 艰 (jiān) (Adjective) 1. Same as original meaning (En.) hard 2. Hard; difficult: (En.) difficult; hard 3. Dangerous, perilous: (En.) dangerous 艰 (jiān) (Noun) 1. Old term for mourning parents (En.) (of parents) die; deceased 艰 (jiān) (Verb) 1. To develop land: (En.) reclaim 2. To lack: (En.) lack of 艰 (jiān) 1. Original meaning refers to difficulty in managing land. 2. As referenced in ancient texts: "艰, 土难治也" (艰 is difficult to manage land). 3. Usage examples: Suffering; hardships; difficulties; dangerous situations.

艰难困苦 jiān nán kùn kǔ

difficulties and hardships

艰苦奋斗 jiān kǔ fèn dòu

to struggle arduously

艰苦卓绝 jiān kǔ zhuó jué

extremely hard and bitter ... / being distressed and lofty

步履维艰 bù lǚ wéi jiān

to have difficulty walking (idiom) / to walk with difficulty

步履艰难 bù lǚ jiān nán

trudge

艰巨 jiān jù

arduous / terrible (task) / very difficult / formidable

艰巨性 jiān jù xìng

arduousness / formidability / difficulty

艰苦朴素 jiān kǔ pǔ sù

leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)

艰涩 jiān sè

involved and abstruse / intricate and obscure

艰难 jiān nán

difficult / hard / challenging

艰辛 jiān xīn

hardships / arduous / difficult

艰苦 jiān kǔ

difficult / hard / arduous

艰苦创业 jiān kǔ chuàng yè

arduously start a business / pioneer an enterprise with painstaking efforts

艰险 jiān xiǎn

difficult and dangerous / hardships and perils

艰难险阻 jiān nán xiǎn zǔ

untold dangers and difficulties (idiom)

艰深 jiān shēn

abstruse / complicated

举步维艰 jǔ bù wéi jiān

to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)

艰危 jiān wēi

difficulties and dangers (confronting a nation)

艰难曲折 jiān nán qū zhé

arduous and tortuous / full of difficulties and reverses

历尽艰辛 lì jìn jiān xīn

go through much suffering / drain the cup of bitterness to the dregs / go through many hardships / have gone through all kinds of hardships and difficulties