• 747th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 55 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiān (jian1)strong • solid • firm • unyielding • resolute

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

坚强 (堅強)
坚持 (堅持)

Uncommon

坚信 (堅信)
坚守 (堅守)
坚定 (堅定)
坚果 (堅果)
坚决 (堅決)
坚硬 (堅硬)
坚韧 (堅韌)

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  • 1465th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 18 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tǐng (ting3)to stick out • to (physically) straighten up • to endure or hold out • straight • stiff • outstanding • extraordinary • rather • quite • very • classifier for machine guns

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for tǐng (ting3)The component is pronounced as 'tíng' (ting2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

力挺 
挺好 

Uncommon

坚挺 (堅挺)
挺住 
挺拔 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.