坚

jiān

“Strong” in Chinese is 坚 (jiān).

Other characters with the syllable jian: see all 33 →

Meaning

strong
solid
firm

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unyielding
resolute

Example

坚持到底！

Stiff upper lip!

From 坚持 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Words containing 坚

坚持jiānchíto persevere withHSK 3 坚决jiānjuéfirm; resolute; determinedHSK 3 坚强jiānqiángstaunchHSK 3 坚固jiāngùfirmHSK 4 坚定jiāndìngfirmHSK 5 坚韧jiānrèntough and durableHSK 7-9 坚实jiānshífirm and substantialHSK 7-9 坚守jiānshǒuto hold fast toHSK 7-9

More HSK 3 characters

按ànto pressHSK 3 把bǎto hold; to graspHSK 3 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself)HSK 3 保bǎoBulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])HSK 3 被bèiquiltHSK 3 币bìmoneyHSK 3 标biāomarkHSK 3 并bìngandHSK 3 播bōto sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc)HSK 3 补bǔto repairHSK 3

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