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Character Decomposition
难=又+隹
Etymology
A hand 又 trying to grasp at a bird 隹
Meanings2 pronunciations
nán
difficult (to...)
problem
difficulty
difficult
not good
nàn
disaster
distress
to scold
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Words with 难 526 total
inconvenient · difficult for some reason · to find sth embarrassing碍难ài nánto take refuge; to seek asylum避难bì nànto debate · to retort · to refute辩难biàn nànPrince Ananda, cousin of the Buddha and his closest disciple阿难E1 nándifficult; arduous; hard艰难jiān nántrials and tribulations患难huàn nànmisfortune · crisis · grave danger · critical situation · disaster · emergency · to be zealous in helping others out of a predicament急难jí nànperils of the sea海难hǎi nànto meet with misfortune · to fall into dire straits落难luò nàn
Idioms with 难 227 total Chain
difficult to obey orders (idiom); much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply碍难从命ài nán cóng mìng(idiom) to put up innumerable obstacles; to create all kinds of difficulties百般刁难bǎi bān diāo nànIt is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are. · Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)本性难移běn xìng nán yí
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