健
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jiàn · strong, robust, healthy

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10Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 健

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jiànWords pronounced jiàn
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Example sentences

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Bú yòng shuō, jiàn kāng shì zhòng yào de.不用说,健康是重要的。

It goes without saying that health is important.

Source: Tatoeba #1423390 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ hěn guān xīn tā de jiàn kāng.我很关心他的健康。

I am very concerned about his health.

Source: Tatoeba #5819693 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Chī dé tài duō duì jiàn kāng bù hǎo.吃得太多对健康不好。

Eating too much is bad for your health.

Source: Tatoeba #512929 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zēng qiáng wǒ men de jiàn kāng , zhège hěn zhòng yào.增强我们的健康,这个很重要。

It is important that we build up our health.

Source: Tatoeba #1577202 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ hěn dān xīn nǐ de jiàn kāng.我很担心你的健康。

I am anxious about your health.

Source: Tatoeba #1944158 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ kàn qǐ lái hé yǐ qián yí yàng jiàn kāng.你看起来和以前一样健康。

You look as healthy as ever.

Source: Tatoeba #1839198 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 健 in context

  1. Say jiàn, then recall the core meaning: strong, robust, healthy.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 健康 (jiàn kāng), meaning “health”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 健 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.