Meta:

  1. 難 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 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available,
Radical :
=> 廿 (two hands/twenty), (mouth), (line), (human), (two), (small bird)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

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

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 難 (nan2): The component 廿 is pronounced as 'nian4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 難 (nan4): The component 廿 is pronounced as 'nian4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

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. 纏 is the 2042nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 13 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (silk), 广 (house on cliff), (village/mile), (eight/divide), (earth)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. chan2 - to wind around/to wrap round/to coil/tangle/to involve/to bother/to annoy

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 纏 (chan2): The component 廛 is pronounced as 'chan2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

纠缠 (糾纏)
 ()
缠绵 (纏綿)

Medium Frequency

纠缠不清 (糾纏不清)
缠绕 (纏繞)
腰缠万贯 (腰纏萬貫)
蛮缠 (蠻纏)
难缠 (難纏)
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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.