坚
strong; solid; firm; unyielding; resolute
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,279 U+575A
How 坚 is formed
How to remember it
firm · Heisig RSH #1011
fencing foil + 又 again + 土 soil — as a component also called: foiled again
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 坚 as their sound component
These characters all use 坚 (jiān) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 坚 sound component | jiān | hard, strong; firm, resolute |
| 鲣 | jiān | skipjack, bonito |
| 铿 | kēng | to strike, to beat; gong, resounding noise |
Words containing 坚
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 美利坚治世 | Měi lì jiān Zhì shì | Pax Americana |
| 美利坚合众国 | Měi lì jiān Hé zhòng guó | United States of America |
| 情比金坚 | qíng bǐ jīn jiān | love is more solid than gold (idiom) |
| 坚尼系数 | Jiān ní xì shù | (HK) see 基尼係數|基尼系数[Ji1 ni2 xi4 shu4] |
| 坚定性 | jiān dìng xìng | firmness; steadfastness |
| 美利坚 | Měi lì jiān | America |
| 坚定不移 | jiān dìng bù yí | unswerving; unflinching |
| 中坚 | zhōng jiān | core; nucleus; backbone |
| 坚信礼 | jiān xìn lǐ | confirmation (Christian ceremony) |
| 攻坚克难 | gōng jiān kè nán | to tackle a thorny problem and overcome its challenges |
| 坚持下去 | jiān chí xià qù | to press on |
| 坚定 | jiān dìng | firm; steady; staunch; resolute |
| 坚明 | jiān míng | to consolidate and clarify |
| 坚壁清野 | jiān bì qīng yě | to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom); to leave nothing for the invader; scorche… |
| 坚信 | jiān xìn | to believe firmly; without any doubt |
| 坚实 | jiān shí | firm and substantial; solid |
| 坚固性 | jiān gù xìng | firmness |
| 坚果 | jiān guǒ | nut |
| 坚强不屈 | jiān qiáng bù qū | staunch and unyielding (idiom); steadfast |
| 坚强 | jiān qiáng | staunch; strong |