懂中文 Dong Chinese

艰

jiān

difficult

Components
又 unknown component

又  Unknown component

yòu

  

(hand), again

艮 meaning component

艮  Meaning component

gěn, gèn

  

blunt

tough

Evolution

艰 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
艰 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
艰 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
艰 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
艰 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
艰 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

艰 (艱) 

jiān

difficult, hard; distressing; difficult; hard; hardship

Most common words with 艰
Freq.
Word
Meaning

艰难

hard

艰苦

hard

艰辛

hardships

艰巨

arduous

艰苦奋斗

to struggle arduously