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The traditional character 難 is a phono-semantic compound, with the bird radical 隹 on the right providing its semantic category and a complex phonetic component on the left. In the simplified form 难, this complex left side is replaced by the simpler component 又 (meaning "again" or "right hand"), which sits alongside the bird radical 隹. Originally denoting a specific bird species, the character was phonetically borrowed to represent the abstract concept of difficulty, hardship, and adversity. It functions primarily as an adjective for something hard to accomplish or as a noun meaning a 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。