Vita:堅

Parts

• 堅 853 strict
  • 臣 848 slave (retainer)
  • 又 696 crotch (or again)
  • 土 150 soil (dirt, earth, ground, land)

KANJIDIC Entry

• 堅 3778 U5805 B32 G8 S12 F1049 N1096 V1038 H2823 DK1805 L853 K914 O1796 DO995 MN5210 MP3.0204 E1217 IN1289 DJ1228 DG356 P2-9-3 I3b9.13 Q7710.4 DR3472 ZSP2-8-3 Yjian1 Wgyeon ケン かた.い -がた.い T1 きん {strict} {hard} {solid} {tough} {tight} {reliable}

EDICT Entries

• 堅い [かたい] / (adj) hard (esp. wood) / steadfast / honorable / honourable / stuffy writing / (P) /
• 堅さ [かたさ] / (n) firmness / hardness / stiffness / honesty / (P) /
• 堅固 [けんご] / (adj-na,n) solid / strong / firm / (P) /
• 堅持 [けんじ] / (n,vs) holding on to / sticking to / (P) /
• 堅実 [けんじつ] / (adj-na,n) steady / sound / reliable / solid / (P) /
• 堅調 [けんちょう] / (adj-na,n) bullish / firm (market) / (P) /
• 手堅い [てがたい] / (adj) steady / firm / solid / secure / (P) /
• 中堅 [ちゅうけん] / (n) (1) main body (of troops) / (2) center field / centre field / center fielder / centre fielder / nucleus / backbone / mainstay / (P) /

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Meta

1. Frequency: 748 out of 9933.

Decomposition

Once

• 堅 => 臤, 土

Radical

• 堅 => 臣 (minister/official) , 又 (right hand) , 土 (earth)

Graphical

• 堅 => 一,㇗,丨,匚,㇇,㇏,一,丨,一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jian1 - strong/solid/firm/unyielding/resolute

Pronunciation Clues

1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

High Frequency

• 坚强 (堅強)
• 坚持 (堅持)

Medium Frequency

• 坚信 (堅信)
• 坚守 (堅守)
• 坚定 (堅定)
• 坚果 (堅果)
• 坚决 (堅決)
• 坚硬 (堅硬)
• 坚韧 (堅韌)

Appears In

• 堅 also appears in:
• 鰹