jiān

hard, strong, firm; resolute

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

尼 bǐ jiān ní see 比基尼[bi3 ji1 ni2]
澳洲果 ào zhōu jiān guǒ macadamia nut
不摧 wú jiān bù cuī no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom); to conquer every obstacle; nothing one can't do; to carry everything before one
窮當益 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 měi lì jiān America
美利合眾國 měi lì jiān hé zhòng guó United States of America
美利治世 měi lì jiān zhì shì Pax Americana
fú jiān Fu Jian (338-385), emperor of Former Qin 前秦[Qian2 Qin2], reigning from 357-385
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
隋文帝楊 suí wén dì yáng jiān first Sui emperor (541-604) Yang Jian (541-604), reigned 581-604
黃庭 huáng tíng jiān Huang Tingjian (1045-1105), Song poet and calligrapher