Meta:

  1. 难 is the 295th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 118 words.
  4. appears as a component in 4 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (right hand), (small bird)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. nan2 - difficult (to...)/problem/difficulty/difficult/not good
  2. nan4 - disaster/distress/to scold

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

困难 (困難)
 ()
难以 (難以)
难受 (難受)
难得 (難得)
难过 (難過)
难道 (難道)

Medium Frequency

患难 (患難)
灾难 (災難)
为难 (為難)
磨难 (磨難)
艰难 (艱難)
苦难 (苦難)
难免 (難免)
难吃 (難吃)
难堪 (難堪)
难度 (難度)
难得一见 (難得一見)
难忘 (難忘)
难怪 (難怪)
难为 (難為)
难看 (難看)
难听 (難聽)
难处 (難處)
难关 (難關)
难题 (難題)

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Meta:

  1. 堪 is the 1809th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 14 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (earth), (sweet), (box), (legs)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. kan1 - to endure/may/can

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 堪 (kan1): The component 甘 is pronounced as 'gan1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

不堪 
不堪一击 (不堪一擊)
不堪入目 
堪称 (堪稱)
难堪 (難堪)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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