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
难堪
nánkān
embarrassed; embarrassing; hard to bear
Characters in this word
堪 kān
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 土 — soil, earth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 公开追问个人失误只会让下属难堪，未必能真正解决问题。 Gōngkāi zhuīwèn gèrén shīwù zhǐ huì ràng xiàshǔ nánkān, wèibì néng zhēnzhèng jiějué wèntí. Publicly pressing someone about a personal mistake will only embarrass subordinates and may not truly solve the problem.
- 被当众问起年龄，她觉得有些难堪。 Bèi dāngzhòng wènqǐ niánlíng, tā juéde yǒuxiē nánkān. Asked about her age in front of everyone, she felt rather embarrassed.
- 他忘了带钱，在收银台前非常难堪。 Tā wàng le dài qián, zài shōuyíntái qián fēicháng nánkān. He forgot to bring money and was extremely embarrassed at the checkout.