Character Animation

Character: 艱

Pinyin: jiān (jian1)

Meaning: difficult / hard / hardship

Practice Writing

Click "Start Practice" to draw the character "艱" with your mouse

Stroke Breakdown

Learning Tips

  • Watch the animation carefully to understand the stroke order and direction
  • Study the stroke breakdown section to learn the shape of each stroke
  • Practice on paper multiple times, paying attention to the start, middle, and end of each stroke
  • The animation loops automatically so you can watch and learn repeatedly

Character Structure

IDS Decomposition

⿰ 堇 艮

Phonetic Component

Sound element

Semantic Component

Meaning element

Same Pronunciation

Pinyin: jiān

Same Radical (1)

Radical: 艮

Related Phonetic (3)

Same phonetic as: 堇

Related Semantic (1)

Same semantic as: 艮