01462 Chinese character of 艱 and pronounce gaan1

The Chinese character【艱】(hard) that I will teach you this time is a word that describes a state or emotion. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Difficult or arduous.

This is how you pronounce the given Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【艱】:jiān

Cantonese Jyutping of 【艱】:gaan1

Here’s an overview of the essential details about the character 【艱】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【艱】, for example:Describing a state or emotion , It means mainly difficult or arduous .The depth of meaning in Chinese characters encompasses intricate interpretations, some of which may be difficult to fully articulate here.

【艱】is an individual word that merges with others to generate specific phrases, for example【艱辛、艱難】(Mandarin Pinyin:jiān xīn 、jiān nán/ Cantonese Jyutping:gaan1 san1 、gaan1 naan4)

This character is written with 17 strokes,It is a more advanced Chinese character that is essential for daily use,This sentence serves as an example of how to use this character.:


他們在艱難的環境中依然堅持。

They persisted in the difficult circumstances.


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