堅
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jiān · hard, strong

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Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

土Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 堅

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Example sentences

Notice where 堅 sits in each complete thought.

Jiān chí yí xià! jiù yào chéng gōng le!堅持一下!就要成功了!

Hold on! Success is close!

Source: Tatoeba #6142059 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ jiān xìn tā shì wú gū de.我堅信他是無辜的。

I have a firm belief in his innocence.

Source: Tatoeba #361899 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ yǒu zài jiān chí nǐ de jì huá má?你有在堅持你的計劃嗎?

Are you sticking to your plan?

Source: Tatoeba #13754407 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì yí gè xìng gé jiān qiáng de nǚ rén.她是一個性格堅強的女人。

She's a woman of strong character.

Source: Tatoeba #934497 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jiān guǒ shì yuán de, dàn bú shì guāng shì yuán de jiù shì jiān guǒ.堅果是圓的,但不是光是圓的就是堅果。

Nuts are round, but not everything that's round is a nut.

Source: Tatoeba #13725575 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yì zhí jiān chí tā de gōng zuò zhí zhì tā chéng gōng le.他一直堅持他的工作直至他成功了。

He persisted in his work until he succeeded.

Source: Tatoeba #1112839 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 堅 in context

  1. Say jiān, then recall the core meaning: hard, strong.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 堅 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.