HSK 2 · Feelings
难过
nán guò
sad; upset
Stroke order of 难过
2 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
Memory trick
"难" hard to "过" pass through: a hard time to get past, feeling sad.
Parts: 难: difficult; 过: 辶 walk + 寸 — to pass
The characters in 难过
Example sentence
听到这个消息,他很难过。
He was very sad to hear the news.