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难 · 10 strokes
Simplified from 難. Phonosemantic compound. 隹 represents the meaning and 堇 represents the sound. The character is based on the original meaning "type of bird", which is unrelated to the modern meaning.
道 · 12 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 首 represents the sound.