(n): a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result
(n): an angry disturbance
(n): activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
(n): an event causing distress or pain
(n): an event that happens
(n): an effort that is inconvenient
(n): use of physical or mental energy; hard work
(n): a strong feeling of anxiety
(n): a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
(n): an unwanted pregnancy
(n): the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
(v): move deeply
(v): have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
(v): to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
(v): have an effect upon
(v): disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
(v): move deeply
(v): take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
(v): to exert much effort or energy
(v): cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
(v): give trouble or pain to
I'm being told 'hemp, flax'. Aren't those tree radicals?
friesian.com/yinyang.htm (no idea how authoritative it is) says: 'It is sometimes said that the Chinese character for "trouble" shows two women under one roof. Such a character is possible, and would look like this {see link}, but there actually is no such Chinese character, though I understand that the myth lives on the internet.'
Everything I know about Chinese symbols I learned from Japanese kanji, but looking at the symbol I can see how that would work. It looks like this if anyone's interested: 麻
The Chinese ideogram for "trouble" shows two women living under one roof.
(Disclaimer: I don't know Chinese, can anyone verify this?)