HSK 2 · Qualities

难看

nán kàn

ugly

Stroke order of 难看

2 characters, 19 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

难 · 10 strokes 看 · 9 strokes

Memory trick

Hard (难) to look at (看): ugly.

Parts: 难 hard (又 + 隹 bird) + 看 look (手 hand over 目 eye)

The characters in 难看

难 nán — difficult; hard (10 strokes)
看 kàn — to look; to watch; to read (9 strokes)

Example sentence

这条裙子太难看了。

This skirt is too ugly.

Words with 难

难difficult; hard 难受to feel unwell; unbearable 难题difficult problem 难过sad; upset 难听unpleasant to hear 难道could it be that 困难difficulty; difficult 难度degree of difficulty

Words with 看

看病to see a doctor 好看good-looking 看to look; to watch; to read 看见to see 看到to see 看法view; opinion 观看to watch 收看to watch (TV)看起来to look; it seems 看上去to look; it seems

More words: Qualities

安静quiet 方便convenient 合适suitable 不错not bad; pretty good 难听unpleasant to hear 脏dirty 低low 短short 轻light (in weight)平flat; level 高级advanced; high-level 中级intermediate 有意思interesting 特别special; especially 假fake; false

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