建(jiàn)

HSK 38 strokes

to establish

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Character information

Pinyin
jiàn
Meaning
to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 建 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿺廴聿

In this compound, the meaning comes from 廴 (action); 聿 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

廴yǐn聿yù

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

How to write 建 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 建

Common words using 建 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xiū修jiàn建
HSK 5

to build; to construct

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chuàng创jiàn建
HSK 6

to found; to establish

Open 创建 page →
fēng封jiàn建
HSK 7-9

system of enfeoffment

Open 封建 page →
jiàn建jiāo交
HSK 7-9

to establish diplomatic relations

Open 建交 page →
bù布jiàn建

to progressively extend (service delivery, network etc) to a wider area; ro…

Open 布建 page →
nèi内jiàn建

built-in

Open 内建 page →
shàng上céng层jiàn建zhù筑

superstructure

Open 上层建筑 page →
zhù住jiàn建bù部

PRC Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD) (abbr. for 住房和城乡建设部)

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专世丰丽义乡乱争

From 建’s common words

修创封交布内上层

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