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Animated Stroke Order 坚

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 坚 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 坚

坚 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

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坚

臤firm, tight

坚=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 坚

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5.

How to Use 坚

Firm Attitude or Action

Describes a firm, determined attitude or persistent action.

坚持 • jiān chí • to persevere with • HSK 4

HSK 4

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 坚

坚强 • jiān qiáng • strong; firm; staunch

HSK 5

jiān坚

qiáng

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

jiān坚

chí持

měi每

tiān天

zǎo早

qǐ

Information

Pinyinjiān

Meaninghard, solid, firm, strong

Strokes7

Radical土

Traditional堅

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#437

Zhuyinㄐㄧㄢ

UnicodeU+575A

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臤firm, tight

Something firm and solid, like earth (土) that is tightly bound or established (臤) — hard or strong.

jiān坚

chí持

to persevere with

坚决 • jiān jué • firm; resolute; determined • HSK 5

HSK 5

jiān坚

jué决

firm; resolute; determined

坚定 • jiān dìng • firm; staunch; steadfast • HSK 6

HSK 6

jiān坚

dìng定

firm; staunch; steadfast

Solid Physical Property

Indicates physical hardness, solidity, or toughness.

坚固 • jiān gù • firm; solid; sturdy • HSK 6

HSK 6

jiān坚

gù固

firm; solid; sturdy

坚硬 • jiān yìng • hard; solid; rigidity • HSK 6

HSK 6

jiān坚

yìng硬

hard; solid; rigidity

坚韧 • jiān rèn • tough and tensile; firm and tenacious • HSK 6

HSK 6

jiān坚

rèn韧

tough and tensile; firm and tenacious

强

strong; firm; staunch

坚实 • jiān shí • solid; substantial; staunch

HSK 6

jiān坚

shí实

solid; substantial; staunch

坚信 • jiān xìn • Firmly believe / be convinced

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jiān坚

xìn信

Firmly believe / be convinced

坚守 • jiān shǒu • Hold fast / stick to

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jiān坚

shǒu守

Hold fast / stick to

坚果 • jiān guǒ • nuts

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jiān坚

guǒ果

nuts

起

duàn锻

liàn炼

。

He persists in exercising early every day.

Tā他

yǒu有

zhe着

jiān坚

yì毅

de的

yǎn眼

shén神

。

He has a resolute look in his eyes.

tā她

de的

xìn信

niàn念

fēi非

cháng常

jiān坚

dìng定

。

Her belief is very firm.

Zhè这

zhǒng种

huò货

bì币

hěn很

jiān坚

tǐng挺

。

This currency is very strong.

miàn面

duì对

kùn困

nán难

，

tā他

biǎo表

xiàn现

dé得

hěn很

jiān坚

qiáng强

。

Facing difficulties, he showed great strength.

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "jian".

谏jiànremonstrate, admonish
涧jiànbrook, mountain stream
笺jiānnote, memo; stationery; comments
缄jiānseal, close; bind; letter
饯jiànfarewell party; see off, send off
硷jiǎnalkaline, alkali, lye, salt

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Characters with radical "土".

圳zhènfurrow in field, small drainage ditch
垛duòheap, pile; pile up, heap up
垣yuánlow wall
壕háotrench, ditch, channel, moat
埔pǔplain, arena; port, market
坞wùentrenchment, bank, low wall

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