Character

堅 jiān

hard, strong, firm; resolute

比堅尼 bǐ jiān ní	see 比基尼[bi3 ji1 ni2]
澳洲堅果 ào zhōu jiān guǒ	macadamia nut
無堅不摧 wú jiān bù cuī	no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom); to conquer every obstacle; nothing one can't do; to carry everything before one
窮當益堅 qióng dāng yì jiān	poor but ambitious (idiom); hard-pressed but determined; the worse one's position, the harder one must fight back
美利堅 měi lì jiān	America
美利堅合眾國 měi lì jiān hé zhòng guó	United States of America
美利堅治世 měi lì jiān zhì shì	Pax Americana
苻堅 fú jiān	Fu Jian (338-385), emperor of Former Qin 前秦[Qian2 Qin2], reigning from 357-385
鑽堅仰高 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
隋文帝楊堅 suí wén dì yáng jiān	first Sui emperor (541-604) Yang Jian (541-604), reigned 581-604
黃庭堅 huáng tíng jiān	Huang Tingjian (1045-1105), Song poet and calligrapher

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