How is 难 pronounced?

难 is pronounced “nán” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 难?

难 belongs to HSK 3 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 难?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 难 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 3adjectiveverb

难

Traditional: 難

nán

难 (nán) means “difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good”. It is an HSK 3 Chinese character (traditional 難) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

这很难。

Zhè hěn nán.

This is very difficult.

Words containing 难

难过nán guòto feel sad; to feel unwell; (of life) to be difficult 困难kùn nandifficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation 难道nán dàodon't tell me ...; could it be that...?难受nán shòuto feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear 难怪nán guài(it's) no wonder (that...); (it's) not surprising (that)难免nán miǎnhard to avoid; difficult to escape from; will inevitably 艰难jiān nándifficult; hard; challenging 难得nán déseldom; rare; hard to come by 难堪nán kānhard to take; embarrassed 难能可贵nán néng kě guìrare and precious; valuable; remarkable 难以nán yǐhard to (predict, imagine etc)为难wéi nánto feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage)

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Frequently asked questions

What does 难 mean?: 难 (nán) means “difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good”. It is an HSK 3 word.
How is 难 pronounced?: 难 is pronounced “nán” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 难?: 难 belongs to HSK 3 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 难?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 难 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27