困难 kùnnan difficulty

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Traditional: 困難

Stroke order

困难 is written in 17 strokes across 2 characters.

困难 — the Chinese character for difficulty (kùnnan), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 困难 — difficulty

困 — 7 strokes
难 — 10 strokes

Senses

difficult
challenging
straitened circumstances
difficult situation

Characters in 困难

困 kùn — to trap; to surround; hard-pressed

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

我们在工作中遇到了不少困难。Wǒmen zài gōngzuò zhōng yùdào le bù shǎo kùnnan.We met quite a few difficulties in our work.
生活再困难，他也没有放弃。Shēnghuó zài kùnnan, tā yě méiyǒu fàngqì.However difficult life was, he never gave up.

Related words

困难 is pronounced kùnnan and means “difficulty”.

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