丁艰

Traditional form:

丁艱

Pinyin (reading):

dīngjiān

Definitions:

• (literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent

Characters:

• 丁 - male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem
• 艰 - difficult, hard; hardship

Traditional characters:

• 丁 - male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem
• 艱 - difficult, hard; hardship