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Animated Stroke Order 建

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2.

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3.

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Semi-Enclosed

建

建=

4.

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5.

How to Use 建

Build and construct (physical)

Words where 建 means to build or construct tangible things.

建筑 • jiàn zhù • build; construct; erect • HSK 5

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 建

建造 • jiàn zào • to construct

HSK 3.0 · L5

jiàn建

zào

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

men们

zhèng正

zài在

xiū修

jiàn建

yī

Information

Pinyinjiàn

Meaningto build, to establish, to construct

Strokes8

Radical廴

Traditional建

StructureSemi-Enclosed

Frequency#809

Zhuyinㄐㄧㄢˋ

UnicodeU+5EFA

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A path (廴) with a brush (聿) — to establish or build, as if drawing up plans for a new road.

jiàn建

zhù筑

build; construct; erect

建设 • jiàn shè • to build; to construct; develop • HSK 5

HSK 5

jiàn建

shè设

to build; to construct; develop

修建 • xiū jiàn • build; construct; erect • HSK 6

HSK 6

xiū修

jiàn建

build; construct; erect

Establish and found (abstract)

Words where 建 means to establish, set up, or propose something intangible.

建立 • jiàn lì • build; set up; establish • HSK 5

HSK 5

jiàn建

lì立

build; set up; establish

创建 • chuàng jiàn • to found • HSK 3.0 · L6

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chuàng创

jiàn建

to found

建议 • jiàn yì • to propose; suggest; recommend • HSK 4

HSK 4

jiàn建

yì议

to propose; suggest; recommend

造

to construct

封建 • fēng jiàn • feudalism

HSK 6

fēng封

jiàn建

feudalism

重建 • chóng jiàn • to rebuild

HSK 3.0 · L6

chóng重

jiàn建

to rebuild

建筑物 • jiàn zhù wù • building

HSK 3.0 · L6

jiàn建

zhù筑

wù物

building

兴建 • xīng jiàn • Construct

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xīng兴

jiàn建

Construct

基建 • jī jiàn • infrastructure

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jī基

jiàn建

infrastructure

一

zuò座

qiáo桥

。

They are building a bridge.

tā他

men们

jì计

huà划

zài在

zhè这

lǐ里

jiàn建

yí一

zuò座

xīn新

xué学

xiào校

。

They plan to build a new school here.

wǒ我

jiàn建

yì议

nǐ你

zǎo早

diǎn点

chū出

fā发

。

I suggest you leave early.

zhè这

ge个

chéng城

shì市

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

jī基

jiàn建

。

This city has a lot of infrastructure.

zhè这

ge个

chéng城

shì市

zhèng正

zài在

jiàn建

shè设

xīn新

de的

dì地

tiě铁

xiàn线

lù路

。

This city is constructing a new subway line.

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