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坚
堅
jiān
1. strong
2. solid
3. firm
4. unyielding
5. resolute
Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

坚
jiān
hard, strong; firm, resolute
HSK 4 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

中坚
zhōngjiān
core
坚挺
jiāntǐng
firm and upright
坚明
jiānmíng
to consolidate and clarify
坚果
jiānguǒ
nut
坚毅
jiānyì
firm and persistent
坚冰
jiānbīng
ice
坚固
jiāngù
firm
HSK 6
苻坚
FúJiān
Fu Jian (338-385), emperor of Former Qin [[前秦<QiánQín>]], reigning from 357-385
坚执
jiānzhí
to persist
坚壁
jiānbì
to cache
杨坚
YángJiān
first Sui emperor Yang Jian (541-604), reigned 581-604
孙坚
SūnJiān
Sun Jian (155-191), famous general at end of Han dynasty, forerunner of the southern kingdom of Wu of the Three Kingdoms
坚守
jiānshǒu
to hold fast to
坚定
jiāndìng
firm
HSK 6
坚韧
jiānrèn
tough and durable
HSK 6
坚信
jiānxìn
to believe firmly
坚实
jiānshí
firm and substantial
HSK 6
坚贞
jiānzhēn
faithful
坚强
jiānqiáng
staunch
HSK 5
坚致
jiānzhì
robust and fine textured

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
747
Word Frequency Rank
1,058 of 84,292

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