| 1 | 蹇 | 蹇 | jiǎn | Jian3 | lame; cripple; unfortunate; slow; difficult; nag (inferior horse); donkey; lame horse; surname Jian | | |
| 2 | 蹇涩 | 蹇澀 | jiǎn sè | jian3 se4 | awkward; lame; difficulty (esp. in moving); not smooth | | |
| 3 | 蹇修 | 蹇修 | jiǎn xiū | jian3 xiu1 | go-between; matchmaker | | |
| 4 | 蹇运 | 蹇運 | jiǎn yùn | jian3 yun4 | misfortune; bad luck | | |
| 5 | 蹇滞 | 蹇滯 | jiǎn zhì | jian3 zhi4 | awkward; ominous; unfavorable | | |
| 6 | 蹇拙 | 蹇拙 | jiǎn zhuō | jian3 zhuo1 | clumsy (writing); awkward; obscure | | |
| 7 | 时乖命蹇 | 時乖命蹇 | shí guāi mìng jiǎn | shi2 guai1 ming4 jian3 | bad times, adverse fate (idiom) | | |
| 8 | 时乖运蹇 | 時乖運蹇 | shí guāi yùn jiǎn | shi2 guai1 yun4 jian3 | to be down on one's luck (idiom) | | |
| 9 | 仕途多蹇 | 仕途多蹇 | shì tú duō jiǎn | shi4 tu2 duo1 jian3 | official career fraught with difficulties and danger (idiom) | | |
| 10 | 仕途偃蹇 | 仕途偃蹇 | shì tú yǎn jiǎn | shi4 tu2 yan3 jian3 | to have an unsuccessful official career (idiom) | | |