建
to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #586 U+5EFA
How 建 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
廴 (semantic, “action”) + 聿 (phonetic, yù)
components: 廴 聿
How to remember it
build · Heisig RSH #398
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Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 聿
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 聿 (yù) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 聿 sound component | yù | writing brush, pencil; thereupon |
| 津 | jīn | saliva, sweat; ferry, ford |
Words containing 建
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中国民主建国会 | Zhōng guó Mín zhǔ Jiàn guó huì | China Democratic National Construction Association |
| 建水县 | Jiàn shuǐ Xiàn | Jianshui, a county in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture 紅河哈尼族彝族自治州|红河哈尼族彝族自治州[Hong2… |
| 建安区 | Jiàn ān Qū | Jian'an, a district of Xuchang City 許昌市|许昌市[Xu3 chang1 Shi4], Henan |
| 建平县 | Jiàn píng Xiàn | Jianping, a county in Chaoyang City 朝陽市|朝阳市[Chao2 yang2 Shi4], Liaoning |
| 建德市 | Jiàn dé Shì | Jiande, a county-level city in Hangzhou City 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang |
| 新建区 | Xīn jiàn Qū | Xinjian, a district of Nanchang City 南昌市[Nan2 chang1 Shi4], Jiangxi |
| 建成区 | jiàn chéng qū | built-up area; urban area |
| 建阳区 | Jiàn yáng Qū | Jianyang, a district of Nanping City 南平市[Nan2 ping2 Shi4], Fujian |
| 建教合作 | jiàn jiào hé zuò | cooperative education (Tw) |
| 建三江 | Jiàn sān jiāng | Jiansanjiang, large-scale agricultural development in Sanjiang river plain in Heilongjiang |
| 八一建军节 | Bā yī Jiàn jūn jié | see 建軍節|建军节[Jian4 jun1 jie2] |
| 黄建南 | Huáng Jiàn nán | John Huang (1945-), Democratic Party fundraiser |
| 中国交通建设 | Zhōng guó Jiāo tōng Jiàn shè | China Communications Construction Company |
| 建华区 | Jiàn huá Qū | Jianhua, a district of Qiqihar City 齊齊哈爾市|齐齐哈尔市[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3 Shi4], Heilongjiang |
| 大建 | dà jiàn | lunar month of 30 days; same as 大盡|大尽[da4 jin4] |
| 建立时间 | jiàn lì shí jiān | (electronics) setup time; (electronics) settling time |
| 建国 | jiàn guó | to found a country; nation-building; the foundation of PRC by Mao Zedong in 1949 |
| 建水 | Jiàn shuǐ | see 建水縣|建水县[Jian4 shui3 Xian4] |
| 建宁县 | Jiàn níng Xiàn | Jianning, a county in Sanming City 三明市[San1 ming2 Shi4], Fujian |
| 小建 | xiǎo jiàn | lunar month of 29 days; same as 小盡|小尽[xiao3 jin4] |