• 747th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 36 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

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Example Words

High Frequency

坚强 (堅強)
坚持 (堅持)

Medium Frequency

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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  • 1943rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 8 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
stand erectwrapNo glyph availableNo glyph availableweapon/lance
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (yi4)firm and resolute • staunch

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (yi4)The component is pronounced as '' (yi4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (yi4)The component is pronounced as '' (li4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

毅力 

Medium Frequency

坚毅 (堅毅)
毅然 
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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.
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