艱

difficult / hard / hardship

艰 = 又 + 艮 : Joan of Arc (ji) dropped her boxing glove (又) in front of the anthill (an1). It got stuck to a chewing gum (艮) on the pavement and now she has a hard (艰) time removing it. Joan of Arc's life is really difficult (艰) at the moment.

艱 character breakdown

艱
- 堇
  - 土
    - 一
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨
  - 革
    - 一
    - 中
      - 丨
      - 口
    - 廿
      - 一
      - 卄
        
        一
        
        丨
- 艮
  - 日
    - 一
    - 囗
  - 长
    - 丆
      - 一
      - 丿
    - 丿
    - 乛

堇

jǐn = ji + (e)n3

clay / old variant of 僅|仅[jin3] / violet (plant)

堇 = 土 + 革 : Joan of Arc (ji) is throwing violet (堇) clay (堇) and dirt (土) at the king's cow hide (革) in the encampment ((e)n3).

艮

gěn = g + (e)n3

blunt / tough / chewy

艮 = 日 + 长 : Mnemonic symbol: chewing gum.

艮 = 日 + 长 : The sun hates it when Guy Fawkes is riding his longboard in the encampment. This time, she found out how to stop him: With chewing gum on the floor.

艮

gèn = g + (e)n4

one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing mountain / ☶ / ancient Chinese compass point: 45° (northeast)

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艱 character breakdown

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