Memory phrase for the Kanji: 艰


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Meaning

difficult, hard, hardship, terrible (task)

Pronunciation

jiān

Explanation

Left: hand , right: not good ('good' would be , but here the accent is missing, thus 'not good')

Mnemonic

With a hand, that is not good, it's difficult.

Radicals

again, handOther radicals with a hand are:
not goodThis is the character for "good", but since the accent is missing it is understood as "not good". verstanden.
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Vocabulary

 艰苦  jiān kǔ  difficult; hard; arduous
 艰巨  jiān jù  arduous; terrible (task); very difficult; formidable
 艰巨  jiān jù  


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