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难看

nánkàn

ugly; bad-looking

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Characters in this word

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

看 kàn

Strokes
9
Radical
目 — eye
Made of
手 hand 目 eye
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这件衣服难看。 Zhè jiàn yīfu nánkàn. This piece of clothing is ugly.
  • 脸色很难看。 Liǎnsè hěn nánkàn. His face looks very bad.
  • 别说难看。 Bié shuō nánkàn. Do not say it is ugly.

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