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
艰险
jiānxiǎn
difficult and dangerous; hardships and dangers
Characters in this word
险 xiǎn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 阝 place, town, city 佥 all, together, unanimous
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 勘探队穿越高原无人区，经历了常人难以想象的艰险。 Kāntàn duì chuānyuè gāoyuán wúrénqū, jīnglì le chángrén nányǐ xiǎngxiàng de jiānxiǎn. The exploration team crossed an uninhabited plateau region and went through hardships and dangers beyond ordinary imagination.
- 登山队翻过雪山，走过一段又一段艰险的路。 Dēngshān duì fān guò xuěshān, zǒu guò yí duàn yòu yí duàn jiānxiǎn de lù. The climbing team crossed the snow mountain and went through one dangerous stretch after another.
- 他们不怕艰险，终于把药送到了山村。 Tāmen bú pà jiānxiǎn, zhōngyú bǎ yào sòng dào le shāncūn. Unafraid of hardships and dangers, they finally delivered the medicine to the mountain village.
Related words
- 艰苦 jiānkǔ hard; difficult
- 艰难 jiānnán difficult; hard
- 艰辛 jiānxīn arduous, tough
- 艰巨 jiānjù arduous; formidable; difficult
- 保险 bǎoxiǎn insurance; safe
- 风险 fēngxiǎn risk
- 危险 wēixiǎn dangerous
- 冒险 màoxiǎn to take a risk
- 险 xiǎn dangerous; nearly
- 化险为夷 huàxiǎnwéiyí turn danger into safety
- 惊险 jīngxiǎn thrilling; dangerous
- 探险 tànxiǎn to explore; to go on an expedition