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建
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build

HSK 3 N3
Human →Actions
jiàn
ケン、コン
た.てる、た.て、-だ.て、た.つ
건
Depicts a hand setting up a wooden post (聿) at the corner of a building site (𠃊).
Components
聿 writing+ 𠃊 hidden area =
建 build
聿 Iconic component
yù writing
writing brush, pencil
Depicts a hand setting up a post.
𠃊 Iconic component
yǐn hidden area
bend
Depicts the corner of a building site. Modern form looks like 廴.
Notes
Similar Characters
书 letter (simp)律 law書 write/book (trad/jp)筆 pen (trad/jp)畫 drawing (trad)肃 pay (simp)肅 solemn (trad)津 Tianjin晝 daylight (trad)画 drawing (jp)委 committee廷 royal court
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Xin dynasty (9-23 AD)
Clerical
Xin dynasty (9-23 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
建
Regular
Modern
Chinese
建 [jiàn]
to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct
Japanese
梟帥 、 建 たける 同音
noun archaic leader of a powerful tribe
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
建 けん
Ken given name
建 けんしょう
Kenshou unclassified name
建 けんじ
Kenji unclassified name
建 けんそう
Kensou unclassified name
建 たかし
Takashi given name
建 たけし
Takeshi given name
建 たけび
Takebi given name
建 たける
Takeru given name
建 たち
Tachi unclassified name
建 たつ
Tatsu given name
建 たつの
Tatsuno female given name
建 たつる
Tatsuru given name
建 たて
Tate surname
建 たてる
Tateru unclassified name
建 だて
Date unclassified name
建 はじめ
Hajime given name
建 やかた
Yakata unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
建议 [jiàn​yì] #817
to propose
建议 [jiàn​yì] #817
to propose
建设 [jiàn​shè] #8,397
to build
建设 [jiàn​shè] #8,397
to build
建立 [jiàn​lì] #1,918
to establish
建筑 [jiàn​zhù] #2,284
to construct
建筑 [jiàn​zhù] #2,284
to construct
建造 [jiàn​zào] #3,860
to construct
重建 [chóng​jiàn] #4,407
to rebuild
建成 [jiàn​chéng] #12,703
to establish
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 建物 [たてもの] #1,110
building
⭐ 建てる [たてる] #2,918
to build
⭐ 建つ [たつ] #6,234
to be erected
⭐ 建設 [けんせつ] #6,377
construction
⭐ 建築 [けんちく] #7,341
construction
⭐ 建前 [たてまえ] #9,888
face
立ち並ぶ [たちならぶ] #10,036
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street)
⭐ 建造物 [けんぞうぶつ] #13,347
structure
⭐ 再建 [さいけん] #15,542
rebuilding
⭐ 建国 [けんこく] #16,074
founding of a nation
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KOREAN WORDS (32)
건물 #2,778
building; structure; edifice
건의 #13,374
proposal; suggestion; recommendation
건축 #15,656
architecture; construction; building
건설 #24,224
construction
건축가 #36,613
architect
건국
establishment of a country
건군
founding of the military
건립
building; construction
건설업
construction industry
건설업자
builder; building contractor
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