艰 jiān
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 又 — and, also, again, in addition
- Made of
- 又 and, also, again, in addition 艮 blunt
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
艰苦
jiānkǔ
hard; difficult
Characters in this word
苦 kǔ
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 古 old, classic, ancient
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 生活很艰苦。 Shēnghuó hěn jiānkǔ. Life is very hard.
- 工作很艰苦。 Gōngzuò hěn jiānkǔ. The work is very hard.
- 艰苦也要做。 Jiānkǔ yě yào zuò. Even if it is hard, we must do it.