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
难过
nánguò
sad
Characters in this word
过 guò
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 寸 inch
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我很难过。 Wǒ hěn nánguò. I am very sad.
- 别难过了。 Bié nánguò le. Do not be sad anymore.
- 她今天难过。 Tā jīntiān nánguò. She is sad today.
Related words
- 难 nán difficult
- 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