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jiān

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jiān Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiān | jian1
English translation
hard, strong; firm, resolute

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About jiān

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

jiān

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

A stern qiān fortification qiān also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of jiān

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

臤土

Explanation

Simplified form of jiān . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and qiān represents the sound.

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Words with jiān

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
坚持 jiānchí to persevere with堅持
坚强 jiānqiáng staunch堅強
坚决 jiānjué firm堅決
坚定 jiāndìng firm堅定
坚信 jiān xìn to believe firmly堅信
jiān strong jiān
坚守 jiān shǒu to hold fast to堅守
坚实 jiānshí solid堅實
坚果 jiān guǒ nut堅果
坚固 jiāngù firm堅固
坚硬 jiānyìng hard堅硬
坚定不移 jiān dìng bù yí unswerving堅定不移
坚持不懈 jiān chí bù xiè to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end堅持不懈
坚韧 jiānrèn tenacious堅韌
坚挺 jiān tǐng firm and upright堅挺
中坚 zhōng jiān core中堅
坚毅 jiān yì firm and persistent堅毅
坚不可摧 jiān bù kě cuī invulnerable, indestructible, impregnable堅不可摧
坚称 jiān chēng to claim堅稱
美利坚 Měi lì jiān America美利堅
坚忍 jiān rěn persevering堅忍
坚韧不拔 jiān rèn bù bá firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding堅韌不拔
无坚不摧 wú jiān bù cuī nothing one can't do無堅不摧
孙坚 Sūn Jiān Sun Jian (155-191), famous general at end of Han dynasty, forerunner of the southern kingdom of Wu of the Three Kingdoms孫堅

jiān Decomposition & Compounds

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