jiān

difficult; hard; hardship

HSK 5

1Stroke Order Animation

0 strokes

2Readings & Meanings

  • jiāndifficult; hard; hardship

3Structure

Left-right structure左右结构

is built from 2 parts.

4Common Words with

艰难jiān nán

difficult; hard; arduous

丁艰dīng jiān

(literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent

不避艰险bù bì jiān xiǎn

shrink or flinch from no difficulty or danger; make light of difficulties and dangers

人艰不拆rén jiān bù chāi

life is hard enough as it is; don't burst my bubble (Internet slang)

步履维艰bù lǔ: wéi jiān

to have difficulty walking (idiom); to walk with difficulty

举步维艰jǔ bù wéi jiān

to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)

Other Characters Pronounced “jian”