艰 jiān difficult; hard; hardship
Made up of [艮 gèn stubborn radical 138, 又 yòu also; in addition; and radical 29]Alternative traditional form of character: 艱
Made with 8 strokes.
The right hand part is 'gen' stubborn, the left hand part has changed from 'ge' (animal hide) to a hange
Related characters
Also uses 艮 gèn component: 跟 gēn (heel) 很 hěn (very) ; 良 liáng (good) ; 银 yín (silver)
Also uses 又 yòu component: 报 bào (to announce) 度 dù (to pass) ; 对 duì (right) ; 发 fà (to send out) ; 反 fǎn (contrary) ; 服 fú (clothes) ; 汉 hàn (chinese) ; 欢 huān (merry) ; 及 jí (and) ; 鸡 jī (fowl) ; 难 nán (difficult) ; 取 qǔ (to take) ; 圣 shèng (holy) ; 受 shòu (to receive) ; 树 shù (tree) ; 双 shuāng (pair) ; 友 yǒu (friend) ; 泽 zé (pool) ; 支 zhī (to support)