坚
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jiān · hard, strong

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7Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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土Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 坚

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jiānWords pronounced jiān
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Example sentences

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Tā jiān chí rènwéi nà shì wǒ de cuò.她坚持认为那是我的错。

She insisted that it was my fault.

Source: Tatoeba #333503 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shēng huó hěn kùn nán, dàn wǒ gèng jiān qiáng.生活很困难,但我更坚强。

Life is hard, but I am harder.

Source: Tatoeba #332708 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yǒu le jiān dìng de mù biāo, nǐ huì zuò dé hěn hǎo.有了坚定的目标,你会做得很好。

With a firm goal in mind, you will do well.

Source: Tatoeba #332844 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Kūn chóng yǒu yì céng jiān yìng de biǎo pí.昆虫有一层坚硬的表皮。

Insects have a hard skin.

Source: Tatoeba #752514 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè zhī sōng shǔ duì jiān guǒ guò mǐn.这只松鼠对坚果过敏。

This squirrel is allergic to nuts.

Source: Tatoeba #7774423 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xué hǎo yì mén wài yǔ xū yào jiān rèn bù bá de yì lì.学好一门外语需要坚韧不拔的毅力。

Mastering a foreign language involves a lot of patience.

Source: Tatoeba #1736070 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 坚 in context

  1. Say jiān, then recall the core meaning: hard, strong.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 坚持 (jiān chí), meaning “to persevere with”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 坚 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.