困难

Etymology · 词源

“困”的历史构形可以这样理解：囗、木主要提示意义范围。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 “难”的历史构形可以这样理解：隹主要提示意义范围；又与现代简化字形有关。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 以上是各字的历史构形说明；“困难”作为现代词语时，应结合完整词义学习，不能把单字意义机械相加。

Depicts a tree (木) being surrounded (囗). Phonosemantic compound. 隹 represents the meaning and 堇 represents the sound. The character is based on the original meaning "type of bird", which is unrelated to the modern meaning. The simplified character 难 was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character 難. These notes explain the characters’ formation. Learn 困难 as a complete modern word rather than mechanically adding isolated character meanings.

Learning note · 学习提示：形旁通常提示意义范围，声旁通常提示较早的读音；现代普通话读音或字义可能已经发生变化。