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艰巨

Traditional: 艱巨 · 艱鉅

jiān jù

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 5

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jiān jù · gaan1 geoi6 (Jyutping)

  1. variant of 艱鉅|艰巨[jian1 ju4]
  2. (of a task, mission or responsibility) extremely difficult; challenging; demanding

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

艰

Meaning
difficult, hard; distressing
Radical
又
Strokes
8
Components
⿰又艮
Cangjie
EAV
Four-corner
7743

巨

Meaning
large, great, enormous; chief
Radical
匚
Strokes
4
Components
⿷匚?
Cangjie
SS
Four-corner
7171.7

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