难 nán
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 又 — and, also, again, in addition
- Made of
- 又 and, also, again, in addition 隹 short-tailed bird
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
难
nán
difficult
Character
Example phrases
- 汉语很难。 Hànyǔ hěn nán. Chinese is very difficult.
- 汉字很难写。 Hànzì hěn nán xiě. Chinese characters are hard to write.
- 今天的课太难了。 Jīntiān de kè tài nán le. Today's lesson is too difficult.
- 这个字真难。 Zhège zì zhēn nán. This character is really difficult.
- 考试一点儿也不难。 Kǎoshì yìdiǎnr yě bù nán. The exam isn't difficult at all.
- 汉字难，汉语不难。 Hànzì nán, Hànyǔ bù nán. Chinese characters are hard, but Chinese isn't.
- 这个太难，我记不住。 Zhège tài nán, wǒ jì bu zhù. This is too hard, I can't remember it.
- 今天的工作不难。 Jīntiān de gōngzuò bù nán. Today's work is not difficult.
- 王明的家很难找。 Wáng Míng de jiā hěn nán zhǎo. Wang Ming's home is hard to find.
- 你觉得难吗？ Nǐ juéde nán ma? Do you think it's difficult?
Related words
- 难过 nánguò sad
- 难看 nánkàn ugly; bad-looking
- 难受 nánshòu uncomfortable; upset
- 难题 nántí difficult problem
- 难听 nántīng unpleasant to hear
- 困难 kùnnan difficulty; difficult
- 难道 nándào really? (shows surprise)
- 难度 nándù difficulty
- 难免 nánmiǎn hard to avoid
- 艰难 jiānnán difficult; hard
- 难得 nándé rare
- 难以 nányǐ hard to