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艱

艰
艱
jiān = ji + an1
difficult / hard / hardship
Add a new mnemonic for 艰 = 又 + 艮
Add a new mnemonic for 艱 = 堇 + 艮

艱 character breakdown

Component Translations
堇
jǐn = ji + (e)n3
clay / old variant of 僅|仅[jin3] / violet (plant)
Add a new mnemonic for 堇 = 土 + 革
艮
gěn = g + (e)n3
blunt / tough / chewy
Add a new mnemonic for 艮 = 日 + 长
艮
gèn = g + (e)n4
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing mountain / ☶ / ancient Chinese compass point: 45° (northeast)
Add a new mnemonic for 艮 = 日 + 长
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