jiǎn

lame

Senses

jiǎn lame

(bound form) having a limp or being unable to walk properly; crippled

jiǎn difficult

(bound form) hard or unfortunate; used to describe a difficult situation or life path

jiǎn slow

(bound form) sluggish or halting, especially in speech or writing style

jiǎn nag

(bound form) an inferior horse or a donkey

jiǎn Jian (surname)

a Chinese surname

jiǎn Jian (hexagram)

the 39th hexagram of the 易经 yì​jīng, representing obstruction or difficulty

jiǎn [introductory]

(literary) a meaningless introductory particle used at the beginning of a phrase in classical poetry

jiǎn arrogant

(literary) haughty or proud; showing disdain

References

see 蹇/蹇 易经/易經
same_as 楗/楗 蹇/蹇