Chinese symbol for “firm”
坚决
jiān jué
Traditional: 堅決
firm; resolute; determined
The closest CC-CEDICT match for firm is 坚决 (jiān jué), defined as: firm; resolute; determined.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “firm”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 公司 | gōng sī | company; firm; corporation; measure word: 家 (jiā) |
| 坚定 (堅定) | jiān dìng | firm; steady |
| 企业 (企業) | qǐ yè | company; firm; enterprise; corporation; measure word: 家 (jiā) |
| 果断 (果斷) | guǒ duàn | firm; decisive |
| 坚固 (堅固) | jiān gù | firm; firmly |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 坚决.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 坚持 (堅持) | jiān chí | to persevere with; to persist in |
| 坚强 (堅強) | jiān qiáng | staunch; strong |
| 坚定 (堅定) | jiān dìng | firm; steady |
| 坚守 (堅守) | jiān shǒu | to hold fast to; to stick to |
| 坚信 (堅信) | jiān xìn | to believe firmly; without any doubt |
| 决定 (決定) | jué dìng | to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (个 (gè),项 (xiàng)) |
| 解决 (解決) | jiě jué | to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc) |
| 决议 (決議) | jué yì | a resolution; to pass a resolution |
See also: Japanese symbol for “firm”.
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