坚 (jiān): strong, solid, firm
坚 (jiān) is a Chinese character meaning “strong.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 土 (earth). It ranks #748 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- strong
- solid
- firm
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 坚
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 坚持 | jiān chí | to persevere with | 3 |
| 坚强adjective | jiān qiáng | staunch | 5 |
| 坚定adjective/verb | jiān dìng | firm | 6 |
| 坚决adjective | jiān jué | firm | 6 |
| 坚固adjective | jiān gù | firm | 6 |
| 坚硬adjective | jiān yìng | hard | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 坚信 | jiān xìn | to believe firmly |
| 坚果 | jiān guǒ | nut |
| 坚守 | jiān shǒu | to hold fast to |
| 坚实 | jiān shí | firm and substantial |
| 坚持不懈 | jiān chí bù xiè | (idiom) to persevere unremittingly |
| 坚韧 | jiān rèn | tough and durable |
| 坚不可摧 | jiān bù kě cuī | (idiom) invulnerable |
| 坚挺 | jiān tǐng | firm and upright |
| 美利坚 | měi lì jiān | America |
| 坚定不移 | jiān dìng bù yí | unswerving |
| 坚称 | jiān chēng | to claim |
| 坚毅 | jiān yì | firm and persistent |
| 中坚 | zhōng jiān | core |
| 坚忍 | jiān rěn | persevering |
| 无坚不摧 | wú jiān bù cuī | no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom) |
坚 appears in 60 compound words: 72 as the first character, 17 as the last, and 12 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 坚 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (13)
to live in luxury; lit. to ride a solid carriage pulled by fat horses
to fortify defences and evacuate all civilians and supplies; scorched-earth policy
persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination
firm and indomitable; persistent and dauntless; persevere in tenacious efforts
poor but ambitious (idiom); hard-pressed but determined; the worse one's position, the harder one must fight back
to overrun all fortifications; to carry all before one; to be all-conquering
persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination
firm and indomitable; persistent and dauntless; persevere in tenacious efforts
Showing 12 of 13 idioms containing 坚.
Example Sentences
这座古坚已经有两千多年的历史了。
zhè zuò gǔ jiān yǐ jīng yǒu liǎng qiān duō nián de lì shǐ le .
This ancient fortress has a history of over two thousand years.
无糖的食物一览表有哪些?燕麦、坚果、蔬菜都算吗
wú táng de shí wù yī lǎn biǎo yǒu nǎ xiē ? yān mài , jiān guǒ , shū cài dōu suàn ma
What is the list of sugar-free foods? Oats, nuts, and vegetables all count
...拿马政府接管长和旗下港口 华外交部 : 坚决维护企业正当权益
. . . ná mǎ zhèng fǔ jiē guǎn cháng hé qí xià gǎng kǒu huá wài jiāo bù : jiān jué wéi hù qǐ yè zhèng dāng quán yì
... The Nama government takes over the Changhe and its ports The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China: Resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of enterprises
“厂商是谁”答不出来坚持要汇40万 万华警打醒诈骗话术
hǎn shāng shì shéi dā bù chū lái jiān chí yāo huì 4 0 wàn wàn huá jǐng dǎ xǐng zhà piàn huà shù
"Who is the manufacturer" can't answer, insisting on remitting 400,000 yuan, Wanhua police wake up fraud
致敬坚守者:宝山这些身影温暖了我们的团圆年|在...
zhì jìng jiān shǒu zhě : bǎo shān zhè xiē shēn yǐng wēn nuǎn le wǒ men de tuán yuán nián zài . . .
Salute to the adherents: These figures of Baoshan warmed our reunion year|In...
新春“不打烊”:梁山港的坚守与奋进
xīn chūn bù dǎ 烊 : liáng shān gǎng de jiān shǒu yǔ fèn jìn
New Year "not closed": Liangshan Port's perseverance and progress
这个梯子是否足够坚固以承受我的重量？
Zhège tīzi shìfǒu zúgòu jiāngù yǐ chéngshòu wǒ de zhòngliàng?
Is this ladder strong enough to bear my weight?
咬紧牙关坚持到底！
Yǎojǐnyáguān jiānchí dàodǐ!
Grit your teeth and bear it!
我坚信他是无辜的。
Wǒ jiānxìn tā shì wúgū de.
I have a firm belief in his innocence.
吉米坚持要我带他去动物园。
Jímǐ jiānchí yào wǒ dài tā qù dòngwùyuán.
Jimmy insisted on my taking him to the zoo.
Character Family
土 Radical Family — Characters sharing the earth radical
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