The story of 艱

hard, difficult

艱is composed of the variant of 堇(the picture of a human sacrifice who wears jade ornaments burning in fire) and艮(the picture of a man twisting has neck and staring back), both 堇 and 艮 has the meaning of hardship.

Vocabulary of 艱

  • 艱辛 (hardships)

Classification

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