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The traditional character "難" originally depicted a type of bird, with its right component "隹" meaning "short-tailed bird" and the left component "堇" serving primarily a phonetic function. This avian meaning became obsolete, and the character’s use shifted to represent the concept of hardship and difficulty, a semantic change that occurred through the process of phonetic loan. The modern simplified form "难" replaces the complex "堇" component with the simpler "又", which acts as a symbolic or phonetic substitute, while retaining the "隹" component. Over time, the character has also acquired additional meanings, including its use as a suffix to form adjectives expressing undesirability and, less commonly, its function as a noun for calamity or disaster.
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这个问题很难。
学习中文很难。
生活中有很多困难。
难忘的经历让我成长。
难以理解他的想法。
难闻的气味弥漫在空气中。
在短时间内完成任务很难。
尽管面临诸多困难，我们仍要坚持。