难
nánnànnuó HSK1

difficult

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Original meaning: type of bird

Simplified from 難. Phonosemantic compound. 隹 represents the meaning and 堇 represents the sound. The character is based on the original meaning "type of bird", which is unrelated to the modern meaning.

Components

又
又 Simplified component

Shorthand for the 堇 component in the traditional character 難.

隹
隹 Meaning component

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