Chinese symbol for “sturdy”
强健
qiáng jiàn
Traditional: 強健
sturdy
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sturdy is 强健 (qiáng jiàn), defined as: sturdy.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “sturdy”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 壮硕 (壯碩) | zhuàng shuò | sturdy; thick and strong |
| 结 (結) | jié | knot; sturdy |
| 硬实 (硬實) | yìng shí | sturdy; robust |
| 劲 (勁) | jìng | stalwart; sturdy |
| 扎实 (扎實) | zhā shi | strong; solid |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 强健.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 加强 (加強) | jiā qiáng | to reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance |
| 强调 (強調) | qiáng diào | to emphasize (a statement); to stress |
| 强烈 (強烈) | qiáng liè | strong; intense |
| 强大 (強大) | qiáng dà | big and strong; formidable; powerful |
| 增强 (增強) | zēng qiáng | to increase; to strengthen |
| 强化 (強化) | qiáng huà | to strengthen; to intensify |
| 健康 | jiàn kāng | health; healthy |
| 健全 | jiàn quán | robust; sound |
See also: Japanese symbol for “sturdy”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.