很 hěn very

Made up of [彳 chì step radical 60, 艮 gèn stubborn radical 138]
Made with 9 strokes.

Includes 'step' and a phonetic that means 'stubborn' on in its own and so suggests 'extreme' step needed to overcome stubbornness

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Also uses 彳 chì component: 得 dé (get) 德 dé (virtue) ; 徽 huī (emblem) ; 往 wǎng (towards) ; 行 xíng (permitted) ; 征 zhēng (journey)
Also uses 艮 gèn component: 跟 gēn (heel) 艰 jiān (difficult) ; 良 liáng (good) ; 银 yín (silver)

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Pronunciation

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Phrases

来 中 国 我 很 高 兴 lái zhōng guó wǒ hěn gāo xīng I am delighted to be in China