Ideographic: A hand 又 trying to grasp at a bird 隹Radical:

meaning for nán:

  • - difficult (to...)
  • - problem
  • - difficulty
  • - difficult
  • - not good

meaning for nàn:

  • - disaster
  • - distress
  • - to scold

jīntiān今天
de
kǎoshì考试
tǐng
nán
de

Today's exam is quite difficult.


zhè
dào
shǔxuétí数学题
yǒudiǎn有点
nán

This math problem is a bit difficult.


zhè
dào
shǔxuétí数学题
hǎo
nán
á

This math problem is so difficult.


ya
zhè
dào
shǔxuétí数学题
hǎo
nán
à

Yikes, this math problem is so hard!


niánjì年纪
yuè
dàyuè大越
nán
jiāodào交到
xīnpéngyǒu新朋友

The older you get, the harder it is to make new friends.