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Meaning of 建

Pinyin jiàn

Radical

廴

Strokes

Definition

to establish / to found / to set up / to build / to construct

Usage

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建 [jiàn] 1. (Verb) To establish, set up, or found. Example: 建立 (establish), 建国 (found a nation), 建党 (establish a party). 2. (Verb) To construct or build. Example: 建造 (construct), 修建 (repair). 3. (Verb) To propose or advocate. Example: 建议 (suggest), 建策 (propose strategies). 4. (Noun) Refers to Fujian Province in China. Example: 建兰 (Fujian orchid). 5. (Noun) The direction pointed by the Big Dipper's handle; also refers to lunar months. Example: - 大建 (a month with 30 days, also called "great ending"), - 小建 (a month with 29 days, also called "small ending"). 6. (Noun) Ancient astronomical term referring to the position of the Big Dipper. Example: 十二月建 (twelve months corresponding to the twelve positions of the Dipper). 7. (Adjective) Corresponds to "健" meaning health. Example: 建德 (qualities of health). 8. (Noun) A term for the constellation name regarding the six stars in the northern ecliptic. Example: 建星 (a name used for the ancient star group).

封建 fēng jiàn

system of enfeoffment / feudalism / feudal / feudalistic

始建 shǐ jiàn

to start building / first built

建始县 Jiàn shǐ xiàn

Jianshi county in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei

封建社会 fēng jiàn shè huì

feudal society

封建主义 fēng jiàn zhǔ yì

feudalism

半封建 bàn fēng jiàn

semifeudal

建设 jiàn shè

to build / to construct / construction / constructive

建筑 jiàn zhù

to construct / building / CL:個|个[ge4]

建立 jiàn lì

to establish / to set up / to found

建成 jiàn chéng

to establish / to build

建议 jiàn yì

to propose / to suggest / to recommend / proposal / suggestion / recommendation / CL:個|个[ge4],點|点[dian3]

建造 jiàn zào

to construct / to build

建国 jiàn guó

to found a country / nation-building / the foundation of PRC by Mao Zedong in 1949

重建 chóng jiàn

to rebuild / to reestablish / reconstruction / rebuilding

改建 gǎi jiàn

to rebuild / to transform (a building) / to refurbish

福建 Fú jiàn

Fujian province (Fukien) in east China, abbr. 福 or 閩|闽, capital Fuzhou 福州 / Fujian province (Fukien) in Taiwan

建有 jiàn yǒu

Has

扩建 kuò jiàn

to extend (a building, an airport runway etc)

建筑群 jiàn zhù qún

building complex

组建 zǔ jiàn

to organize / to set up / to establish

封建割据 fēng jiàn gē jù

feudal separationist rule

创建 chuàng jiàn

to found / to establish

创建者 chuàng jiàn zhě

founder / creator

建制 jiàn zhì

organizational structure

拟建 nǐ jiàn

plan to build

捐建 juān jiàn

donation / donate

援建 yuán jiàn

provide assistance or aid in construction

搭建 dā jiàn

to build (esp. with simple materials) / to knock together (a temporary shed) / to rig up

兴建 xīng jiàn

to build / to construct

新建 xīn jiàn

new construction / newly built

李建明 lǐ jiàn míng

Li Jianming

建材 jiàn cái

building materials

构建 gòu jiàn

to construct (sth abstract)

建构 jiàn gòu

to construct (often sth abstract, such as good relations) / to set up / to develop / construction (abstract) / architecture

建桥 jiàn qiáo

Build a bridge

勤俭建国 qín jiǎn jiàn guó

to build up the country through thrift and hard work (idiom)

修建 xiū jiàn

to build / to construct

建炎 jiàn yán

Jian Yan

建瓯 Jiàn ōu

Jian'ou county level city in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian

高屋建瓴 gāo wū jiàn líng

operate from a strategically advantageous position / pour water off a steep roof -- sweep down irresistibly from a commanding height / be strategically situated

福建省 Fú jiàn shěng

Fujian province (Fukien) in east China, abbr. 閩|闽, capital Fuzhou 福州 / Fujian province (Fukien) in Taiwan

建筑物 jiàn zhù wù

building / structure / edifice

建筑业 jiàn zhù yè

building industry

建筑师 jiàn zhù shī

architect

建筑学 jiàn zhù xué

architectural / architecture

上层建筑 shàng céng jiàn zhù

superstructure

建筑面积 jiàn zhù miàn jī

area of structure / covered area

建筑用 jiàn zhù yòng

be used for architecture / used for building

建筑史 jiàn zhù shǐ

architectural history

建筑系 jiàn zhù xì

department of architecture

筹建 chóu jiàn

to prepare to build sth

翻建 fān jiàn

renovate / rebuild on an old foundation

营建 yíng jiàn

to build / to construct

建都 jiàn dū

to establish a capital

How to write 建

Animated Stroke Order of 建

Stroke by Stroke: 建 Writing Order

Follow the Calligraphy Master: Writing '建' Step-by-Step

Free Printable 建 Handwriting Practice Worksheets

Meaning of 建

Same Pronunciation Characters

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