坚 jiān

hard, strong, firm; resolute

HSK 4 #748

DEFINITIONS

  • hard, strong, firm
  • resolute
  • strong
  • solid
  • firm
  • unyielding
  • resolute

STROKES

WORDS

杨坚 yáng jiān first Sui emperor Yang Jian (541-604), reigned 581-604
历久弥坚 lì jiǔ mí jiān to become more resolute with the passing of time (idiom)
比坚尼 bǐ jiān ní see 比基尼[bi3 ji1 ni2]
澳洲坚果 ào zhōu jiān guǒ macadamia nut
穷当益坚 qióng dāng yì jiān poor but ambitious (idiom); hard-pressed but determined; the worse one's position, the harder one must fight back
美利坚合众国 měi lì jiān hé zhòng guó United States of America
美利坚治世 měi lì jiān zhì shì Pax Americana
苻坚 fú jiān Fu Jian (338-385), emperor of Former Qin 前秦[Qian2 Qin2], reigning from 357-385
钻坚仰高 zuān jiān yǎng gāo 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
隋文帝杨坚 suí wén dì yáng jiān first Sui emperor (541-604) Yang Jian (541-604), reigned 581-604
黄庭坚 huáng tíng jiān Huang Tingjian (1045-1105), Song poet and calligrapher
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