CHINESE CHARACTER

建 (jiàn): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

jiàn

to build, to erect; to establish, to found

HSK 48 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

廴

Primary radical

廴 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 建.

聿

Phonetic component

聿 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 8

Write 建 in 8 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 建

建议jiànyì

HSK 4 · to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation

建jiàn

HSK 5 · to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct

建立jiànlì

HSK 5 · to establish; to set up; to found

建设jiànshè

HSK 5 · to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute

建造jiànzào

HSK 5 · to construct; to build

建筑jiànzhù

HSK 5 · to construct; building

Examples using 建

建议

你建议了什么？

Nǐ jiàn yì le shén me？

What did you suggest?

建

大楼正在建造。

Dà lóu zhèng zài jiàn zào。

The building is under construction.

建立

大学在20年前由他的父亲建立。

Dà xué zài 2 0 nián qián yóu tā de fù qīn jiàn lì。

The university was founded by his father twenty years ago.

FAQ

What does 建 (jiàn) mean in Chinese?

to build, to erect; to establish, to found

How do you write 建 in stroke order?

建 has 8 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 建?

廴 is the radical in 建. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 建?

建议 (jiànyì): to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation; 建 (jiàn): to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct; 建立 (jiànlì): to establish; to set up; to found.