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健
jiàn
1. healthy
2. to invigorate
3. to strengthen
4. to be good at
5. to be strong in
Very Common • Top 5% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

健
jiàn
strong, robust, healthy; strength
HSK 3 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

保健
bǎojiàn
health protection
健保
jiànbǎo
medical or health insurance
健儿
jiànér
top athlete
健全
jiànquán
robust
HSK 6
健壮
jiànzhuàng
robust
健康
jiànkāng
health
HSK 3
健忘
jiànwàng
forgetful
健旺
jiànwàng
robust
健硕
jiànshuò
well-built (physique)
健美
jiànměi
healthy and beautiful
健行
jiànxíng
to hike
健诊
jiànzhěn
check-up (health, car safety, environment etc)
健谈
jiàntán
entertaining in conversation
健身
jiànshēn
to exercise
HSK 5
刚健
gāngjiàn
energetic
崔健
CuīJiàn
Cui Jian (1961-), father of Chinese rock music
康健
kāngjiàn
healthy
强健
qiángjiàn
sturdy
复健
fùjiàn
rehabilitation
爽健
shuǎngjiàn
to feel well

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
978
Word Frequency Rank
4,162 of 84,292

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