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难堪

Traditional: 難堪

nán kān

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

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nán kān · naan4 ham1 (Jyutping)

  1. hard to take
  2. embarrassed

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

难

Meaning
difficult, arduous, hard; unable
Radical
又
Strokes
10
Components
⿰又隹
Cangjie
EOG
Four-corner
7041

堪

Meaning
adequately capable of, worthy of
Radical
土
Strokes
12
Components
⿰土甚
Cangjie
GTMV
Four-corner
4411.1

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