CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- jian4
- English meanings
- establishment, erection, build, proposal, propose, set up, establish, found, advocate, erect, construction, construct
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Enclosed from the lower left structure
Enclosed from the lower left arrangement: outside 廴; inside 聿.
Meaning & sound clues
廴 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “action”.
聿 is identified as the sound component (yù). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 建.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
bit
frugal; thrifty
healthy; strong
hold two or more jobs concurrently
cut
fox
shears
hard; firm; resolute
wicked; traitor
sharp
to choose
to pick up
card; note; Cambodia
examine; check
check
annihilate
shuttlecock
gradually
to splash
to pan fry
supervise; prison
alkali; base
simple; brief
arrow
shoulder
warship
difficult; hard
recommend
see
lowly
practice; trample
reflect; inspect
linchpin
between; room
room
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 修建
- 兴建
- 创建
- 封建
- 建交
- 建成
- 建树
- 建立
- 建筑
- 建筑师
- 建筑物
- 建议
- 建设
- 建造
- 扩建
- 搭建
- 构建
- 组建
- 重建