艱 (jiān) means “In “艰苦”: difficult”. The 艱 stroke order has 17 strokes; the animation above shows them one at a time. Its radical is 又. To practise how to write 艱, open writing practice; to hear how to pronounce 艱, use the pronunciation trainer.
Words with 艱
艰苦 — jiān kǔ, difficult; hard; arduous
艰巨 — jiān jù, arduous; terrible (task); very difficult; formidable