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
难能可贵
nánnéngkěguì
commendable; precious because it is difficult to achieve
Characters in this word
能 néng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
贵 guì
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 她自己生活很困难，还坚持照顾邻居，真是难能可贵。 Tā zìjǐ shēnghuó hěn kùnnan, hái jiānchí zhàogù línjū, zhēnshi nánnéngkěguì. Her own life is hard, yet she keeps caring for her neighbours, which is truly commendable.
- 孩子这么小就知道让座，真是难能可贵。 Háizi zhème xiǎo jiù zhīdào ràngzuò, zhēnshi nánnéngkěguì. The child knows to give up a seat at such a young age, which is truly commendable.
- 在这么忙的时候，你还抽时间来看我，难能可贵啊。 Zài zhème máng de shíhou, nǐ hái chōu shíjiān lái kàn wǒ, nánnéngkěguì a. You are so busy and still took time to see me, which means a lot.