外艰 wàijiān mourning for a father Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents wàijiān mourning for a father 外 wài noun maternal/female-side (bound form) referring to relatives on one's mother's, sister's, or daughter's side艰 艱 jiān mourning (literary) mourning for one's parentswàijiān external threat 外 wài adverb foreign foreign; external; referring to countries other than one's own艰 艱 jiān noun hardship hardship; difficulties; distress