Chinese symbol for “knotty”
疑难
yí nán
Traditional: 疑難
hard to understand; difficult to deal with; knotty; complicated
The closest CC-CEDICT match for knotty is 疑难 (yí nán), defined as: hard to understand; difficult to deal with; knotty; complicated.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 疑难.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 怀疑 (懷疑) | huái yí | to doubt (sth); to be skeptical of; to have one's doubts; to harbor suspicions; to suspect that |
| 质疑 (質疑) | zhì yí | to call into question; to challenge (the truth or validity of) |
| 无疑 (無疑) | wú yí | undoubtedly; without doubt |
| 疑问 (疑問) | yí wèn | question; interrogation |
| 毫无疑问 (毫無疑問) | háo wú yí wèn | certainty; without a doubt |
| 嫌疑人 | xián yí rén | a suspect |
| 困难 (困難) | kùn nan | difficult; challenging |
| 难道 (難道) | nán dào | don't tell me ...; could it be that...? |
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