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The character "艰", denoting difficulty or hardship, derives from its traditional form "艱", a compound character that integrates the component "艮", often linked to obstinacy or stopping, with "堇", which historically conveyed notions of clay or dry, hard soil, thus jointly implying conditions of strain and adversity. Throughout its historical usage, the character has consistently maintained this central meaning of challenge and tribulation in various literary and common contexts. Structurally, the evolution involved simplifying the complex element "堇" to the more elementary "又" in the modern form "艰", a modification that retained the foundational "艮" component and aimed at easier writing while leaving the core semantic field of hardship intact and unchanged across time.
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学习是艰难的。
他面对艰难的挑战。
克服艰难需要勇气。
他在艰苦的环境中工作。
这项任务艰巨而重要。
他们经历了艰辛的旅程。
艰苦的训练使他更强壮。
尽管前路艰险，他依然坚持。