难

nánnàn

difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good

How to write 难, stroke by stroke

Ideographic: A hand 又 trying to grasp at a bird 隹

Made of 又 + 隹

难道nán dàodon't tell me ...; could it be that...?
难过nán guòto feel sad; to feel unwell; (of life) to be difficult
困难kùn nandifficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation
艰难jiān nándifficult; hard; challenging
灾难zāi nàndisaster; catastrophe
难以nán yǐhard to (predict, imagine etc)
难受nán shòuto feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear
难怪nán guài(it's) no wonder (that...); (it's) not surprising (that)
难得nán déseldom; rare; hard to come by
难看nán kànugly; unsightly
为难wéi nánto feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage)
难堪nán kānhard to take; embarrassed

生活很困难，但我更坚强。
shēng huó hěn kùn nán ， dàn wǒ gèng jiān qiáng 。
Life is hard, but I am harder.
我很惊讶，并且感到难过。
wǒ hěn jīng yà ， bìng qiě gǎn dào nán guò 。
I was surprised and became sad.
这场灾难的唯一幸存者是一个婴儿。
zhè chǎng zāi nàn de wéi yī xìng cún zhě shì yí gè yīng ér 。
The accident's only survivor was a baby.
这名老妇艰难地爬上楼梯。
zhè míng lǎo fù jiān nán dì pá shàng lóu tī 。
The old lady climbed the stairs with difficulty.
你令人难以抗拒。
nǐ lìng rén nán yǐ kàng jù 。
You're irresistible.