pīnyīn
pin1yin1
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ
simplified
traditional
坚
堅
jian1
strong; solid; firm; unyielding; resolute
strokes
7
radical
strokes after radical
4
比坚尼
比堅尼
bi3 jian1 ni2
see 比基尼
乘坚策肥
乘堅策肥
cheng2 jian1 ce4 fei2
to live in luxury; lit. to ride a solid carriage pulled by fat horses
苻坚
苻堅
fu2 jian1
Fu Jian (338-385), emperor of Former Qin 前秦, reigning from 357-385
黄庭坚
黃庭堅
huang2 ting2 jian1
Huang Tingjian (1045-1105), Song poet and calligrapher
坚壁
堅壁
jian1 bi4
to cache; to hide supplies (from the enemy)
坚壁清野
堅壁清野
jian1 bi4 qing1 ye3
to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom); to leave nothing for the invader; scorched earth policy
坚冰
堅冰
jian1 bing1
ice; (fig.) frosty relationship
坚不可摧
堅不可摧
jian1 bu4 ke3 cui1
invulnerable, indestructible, impregnable
坚称
堅稱
jian1 cheng1
to claim; to insist
坚持
堅持
jian1 chi2
to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on
坚持不懈
堅持不懈
jian1 chi2 bu4 xie4
to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end
坚持不渝
堅持不渝
jian1 chi2 bu4 yu2
to stick to sth without change (idiom); to persevere
坚持下去
堅持下去
jian1 chi2 xia4 qu4
to press on
坚定
堅定
jian1 ding4
firm; steady; staunch; resolute
坚定不移
堅定不移
jian1 ding4 bu4 yi2
unswerving; unflinching
坚定性
堅定性
jian1 ding4 xing4
firmness; steadfastness
坚戈
堅戈
jian1 ge1
tenge (Kazakhstan currency) (loanword)
坚固
堅固
jian1 gu4
firm; firmly; hard; stable
坚固性
堅固性
jian1 gu4 xing4
firmness
坚果
堅果
jian1 guo3
nut
坚决
堅決
jian1 jue2
firm; resolute; determined
坚苦卓绝
堅苦卓絕
jian1 ku3 zhuo2 jue2
persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination
坚牢
堅牢
jian1 lao2
strong; firm
坚明
堅明
jian1 ming2
to consolidate and clarify
坚尼系数
堅尼係數
jian1 ni2 xi4 shu4
see 基尼係數|基尼系数
坚强
堅強
jian1 qiang2
staunch; strong
坚强不屈
堅強不屈
jian1 qiang2 bu4 qu1
staunch and unyielding (idiom); steadfast
坚忍
堅忍
jian1 ren3
persevering
坚忍不拔
堅忍不拔
jian1 ren3 bu4 ba2
fortitude
坚韧
堅韌
jian1 ren4
tough and durable; tenacious
坚韧不拔
堅韌不拔
jian1 ren4 bu4 ba2
firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding
坚如磐石
堅如磐石
jian1 ru2 pan2 shi2
solid as a boulder (idiom); absolutely secure; rock-firm and unyielding
坚实
堅實
jian1 shi2
firm and substantial; solid
坚守
堅守
jian1 shou3
to hold fast to; to stick to
坚挺
堅挺
jian1 ting3
firm and upright; strong (of currency)
坚信
堅信
jian1 xin4
to believe firmly; without any doubt
坚信礼
堅信禮
jian1 xin4 li3
confirmation (Christian ceremony)
坚毅
堅毅
jian1 yi4
firm and persistent; unswerving determination
坚硬
堅硬
jian1 ying4
hard; solid
坚贞
堅貞
jian1 zhen1
firm; unswerving; loyal to the end
坚贞不屈
堅貞不屈
jian1 zhen1 bu4 qu1
faithful and unchanging (idiom); steadfast
坚贞不渝
堅貞不渝
jian1 zhen1 bu4 yu2
unyielding integrity (idiom); unwavering
坚振
堅振
jian1 zhen4
confirmation (Christian ceremony)
坚振礼
堅振禮
jian1 zhen4 li3
confirmation (Christian ceremony)
坚执
堅執
jian1 zhi2
to persist; to continue upholding; to persevere; to stick to sth; stubborn
坚致
堅緻
jian1 zhi4
robust and fine textured
历久弥坚
歷久彌堅
li4 jiu3 mi2 jian1
to become more resolute with the passing of time (idiom)
美利坚
美利堅
mei3 li4 jian1
America
美利坚合众国
美利堅合眾國
mei3 li4 jian1 he2 zhong4 guo2
United States of America
情比金坚
情比金堅
qing2 bi3 jin1 jian1
love is more solid than gold (idiom)
穷当益坚
窮當益堅
qiong2 dang1 yi4 jian1
poor but ambitious (idiom); hard-pressed but determined; the worse one's position, the harder one must fight back
隋文帝杨坚
隋文帝楊堅
sui2 wen2 di4 yang2 jian1
first Sui emperor (541-604) Yang Jian (541-604), reigned 581-604
孙坚
孫堅
sun1 jian1
Sun Jian (155-191), famous general at end of Han dynasty, forerunner of the southern kingdom of Wu of the Three Kingdoms
无坚不摧
無堅不摧
wu2 jian1 bu4 cui1
no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom); to conquer every obstacle; nothing one can't do; to carry everything before one
杨坚
楊堅
yang2 jian1
first Sui emperor Yang Jian (541-604), reigned 581-604
中坚
中堅
zhong1 jian1
core; nucleus; backbone
钻坚仰高
鑽堅仰高
zuan1 jian1 yang3 gao1
lit. looking up to it, it gets higher; boring into it, it gets harder (idiom) (from Analects); fig. to delve deeply into one's studies; meticulous and diligent study