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建
jiàn
1. to establish
2. to found
3. to set up
4. to build
5. to construct
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

建
jiàn
to build, to erect; to establish, to found
HSK 4 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

建阳
Jiànyáng
Jianyang county level city in Nanping [[南平<Nánpíng>]] Fujian
肇建
zhàojiàn
to build (for the first time)
建设
jiànshè
to build
HSK 5
建邺
Jiànyè
Jian'ye district of Nanjing City [[南京市]] in Jiangsu [[江蘇|江苏]]
构建
gòujiàn
to construct (sth abstract)
统建
tǒngjiàn
to develop as a government project
建行
Jiànháng
China Construction Bank (abbr.)
建言
jiànyán
to declare
建立
jiànlì
to establish
HSK 5
建都
jiàndū
to establish a capital
搭建
dājiàn
to build (esp. with simple materials)
新建
xīnjiàn
new construction
筹建
chóujiàn
to prepare to build sth
组建
zǔjiàn
to organize
建白
jiànbái
to propose
建华
Jiànhuá
Jianhua district of Qiqihar city [[齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔<Qíqíhāěr>]], Heilongjiang
土建
tǔjiàn
civil engineering
内建
nèijiàn
built-in
建瓯
Jiànōu
Jian'ou county level city in Nanping [[南平<Nánpíng>]] Fujian
始建
shǐjiàn
to start building

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
243
Word Frequency Rank
859 of 84,292