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Character #232 · The First 1000

nán

difficult

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

Also read nàn (disaster; distress)

Strokes
1019
TraditionalSimplified
難 难
Poster cell
H9
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • nántí difficult problem
  • nánshòu to feel unwell
  • nánguò to feel sad
  • nánkàn ugly
  • nántīng unpleasant to hear
  • kùnnan difficult
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 难難

Write 难難 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, nán, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

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Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell H9 · 28 × 36 grid

难難 is #232 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 难 mean in English?
难 (nán) means "difficult": difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good.
How do you pronounce 难?
难 is pronounced nán in pinyin, with the second (rising) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄋㄢˊ. It can also be read nàn (disaster; distress).
How many strokes does 难 have?
The simplified form, 难, has 10 strokes. The traditional form, 難, has 19.
What is the traditional form of 难?
The traditional form of 难 is 難. 难 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 難 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 难?
Common words that use 难 include 难题 (nántí, difficult problem), 难受 (nánshòu, to feel unwell), 难过 (nánguò, to feel sad), 难看 (nánkàn, ugly).
How common is 难?
难 is number 232 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell H9 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.