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jiān

bullock; to castrate

🔤 Pictophonetic: 牛 (ox) provides meaning, 建 provides pronunciation
HSK 12 strokes Uncommon (56%)

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Component Tree i

niú
ox, cow, bull
📷 Pictographic: An ox's horned head
4 strokes HSK 2
jiàn
to build, to erect; to establish, to found
🔤 Pictophonetic: 廴 (action) provides meaning, 聿 provides pronunciation
8 strokes HSK 4