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困难

kùnnan

difficulty; difficult

A person climbing over a wall
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Characters in this word

困 kùn

Strokes
7
Radical
囗 — enclosure
Made of
囗 enclosure 木 tree
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

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

Example phrases

  • 学习有困难。 Xuéxí yǒu kùnnan. Studying has difficulties.
  • 这事很困难。 Zhè shì hěn kùnnan. This matter is very difficult.
  • 我不怕困难。 Wǒ bú pà kùnnan. I am not afraid of difficulties.

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