Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 臤 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
坚
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
坚
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
坚
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
坚
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Modern
Chinese
坚 / 堅 [jiān]
strong; solid; firm; unyielding; resolute
Japanese
noun
- strength; solidity; firmness
- armour; armor
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
堅 かた
Kata surname
堅 かたし
Katashi surname
堅 かつし
Katsushi male given name
堅 けん
Ken given name
堅 けんしょう
Kenshou unclassified name
堅 けんじ
Kenji unclassified name
堅 けんそう
Kensou unclassified name
堅 じぇん
Jen unclassified name
堅 せいじ
Seiji unclassified name
堅 たけし
Takeshi given name
堅 つよし
Tsuyoshi male given name
CHINESE WORDS (61)
坚持 [jiānchí] #870
to persevere with
坚强 [jiānqiáng] #2,189
staunch
坚决 [jiānjué] #8,129
firm
坚定 [jiāndìng] #5,578
firm
坚信 [jiānxìn] #4,748
to believe firmly
坚守 [jiānshǒu] #8,949
to hold fast to
坚实 [jiānshí] #16,618
firm and substantial
坚果 [jiānguǒ] #8,239
nut
坚固 [jiāngù] #10,326
firm
坚硬 [jiānyìng] #12,188
hard
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JAPANESE WORDS (71)
⭐ 硬い [かたい] #1,874
hard
⭐ 固める [かためる] #2,824
to harden
堅苦しい [かたくるしい] #11,163
formal
⭐ 堅実 [けんじつ] #16,812
steady
堅牢 [けんろう] #18,761
solid
堅物 [かたぶつ] #20,474
straight-laced person
⭐ 堅固 [けんご] #21,653
solid
⭐ 中堅 [ちゅうけん] #21,767
nucleus
お堅い [おかたい] #24,153
prudish
義理堅い [ぎりがたい] #30,248
possessed of a strong sense of duty
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KOREAN WORDS (3)