jiān
Traditional: 艱
艰 (jiān) is a Chinese word meaning “difficult; hard; hardship”.
Meanings
- 1difficult
- 2hard
- 3hardship
Related words
艰难difficult艰苦difficult艰辛hardships艰巨(of a task, mission or responsibility) extremely difficult; challenging; demanding艰巨variant of 艱鉅|艰巨[jian1 ju4]艰险difficult and dangerous举步维艰to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)艰难险阻untold dangers and difficulties (idiom)艰苦奋斗to struggle arduously步履维艰to have difficulty walking (idiom)丁艰(literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent不避艰险shrink or flinch from no difficulty or danger