困难

Character by character

• 困kùn7 strokesHSK 3 traditional 睏to surround, besiege; to be surrounded; difficult; hexagram ䷮
• 难nán10 strokesHSK 1 traditional 難difficult, arduous, hard; unable

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 困难. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 难nánHSK 1

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

• 难道nán dàoHSK 3

  don't tell me ...; could it be that...?

• 难以nán yǐHSK 5

  hard to (predict, imagine etc)

• 困kùnHSK 3

  to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute

• 难过nán guòHSK 2

  to feel sad; to feel unwell; (of life) to be difficult

• 艰难jiān nánHSK 5

  difficult; hard; challenging

• 难受nán shòuHSK 2

  to feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear

• 难度nán dùHSK 3

  degree of difficulty

• 困扰kùn rǎoHSK 5

  to perplex; to disturb; to cause complications

• 灾难zāi nànHSK 5

  disaster; catastrophe

• 难得nán déHSK 5

  seldom; rare; hard to come by

• 难怪nán guàiHSK 7

  (it's) no wonder (that...); (it's) not surprising (that)

• 困境kùn jìngHSK 7

  predicament; plight

• 难忘nán wàngHSK 6

  unforgettable

• 难题nán tíHSK 2

  difficult problem

• 困惑kùn huòHSK 7

  bewildered; perplexed; confused; difficult problem; perplexity

• 贫困pín kùnHSK 6

  impoverished; poverty

• 为难wéi nánHSK 5

  to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage)

• 难免nán miǎnHSK 4

  hard to avoid; difficult to escape from; will inevitably

• 遇难yù nànHSK 7

  to perish; to be killed

• 难以置信nán yǐ zhì xìnHSK 7

  hard to believe; incredible

• 苦难kǔ nànHSK 7

  suffering

• 难堪nán kānHSK 7

  hard to take; embarrassed

• 难看nán kànHSK 2

  ugly; unsightly