建 — Chinese character
建
jiàn
to build, to erect; to establish, to found
- Pinyin
- jiàn
- Radical
- 54 ⼵ (Long Stride)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 廴 聿
- Formation
- pictophonetic — action; meaning component 廴; sound component 聿
- Japanese
- 建 as a kanji
Common words with 建
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 建设 (建設) | jiàn shè | to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute |
| 建立 | jiàn lì | to establish; to set up |
| 建筑 (建築) | jiàn zhù | to construct; building |
| 建议 (建議) | jiàn yì | to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation (点 (diǎn)) |
| 建造 | jiàn zào | to construct; to build |
| 建成 | jiàn chéng | to establish; to build |
| 重建 | chóng jiàn | to rebuild; to reconstruct; to reestablish |
| 创建 (創建) | chuàng jiàn | to found; to establish |
| 建国 (建國) | jiàn guó | to found a country; nation-building |
| 兴建 (興建) | xīng jiàn | to build; to construct |
| 组建 (組建) | zǔ jiàn | to organize; to set up |
| 建筑物 (建築物) | jiàn zhù wù | building; structure |
English words written with 建
建 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 3 · I Ching 3 · Zhuangzi 5 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 41
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 54
- Hexagram 3
- Hexagram 16
- Zhuangzi The Circling Sky
- Zhuangzi Mountain Trees
- Zhuangzi The Empire
- The Doctrine of the Mean Passage 30
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