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建 - jiàn

build, establish, erect, found

build, establish, erect, found

How to read 建

Click 建 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinjiàn
Englishbuild, establish, erect, found
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

建交 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 建制. Please read 建商 one more time.

Common words with this character

to establish diplomatic relations
organizational structure
construction company; housebuilder
to found a country; nation-building; the foundation of PRC by Mao Zedong in 1949

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 建 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 建交 and 建制 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 建.