建 (gin3 | jian4) : build; construct; establish; propose

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建

gin3

jian4

[1] build; construct; erect
[2] establish; found; set up
[3] propose; advocate; suggest

Stroke count: 9

Level: 1

Radical: 廴 (#54)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

建

This word has been viewed 11696 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Mar 2014 01:42

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建成 gin3 sing4 jian4 cheng2 = to establish (buildings); to build

搭建 daap3 gin3 da1 jian4 = erect

福建 fuk1 gin3 fu2 jian4 = Fujian; Hokkien (province)

福建話 fuk1 gin3 waa6*2 = Fujianese; the Hokkien language

修建 sau1 gin3 xiu1 jian4 = to build; to construct

興建 hing1 gin3 xing1 jian4 = to build; to construct

建交 gin3 gaau1 jian4 jiao1 = to establish diplomatic relations

建立 gin3 laap6 jian4 li4 = to set up; to establish; to build; to construct; creation; construction; establishment

建築 gin3 zuk1 jian4 zhu4 = building; construction; to construct

建設 gin3 cit3 jian4 she4 = to build; to construct; construction; constructive
See all 68 compounds (CantoDict reports 74 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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帶你去睇一個別具一格嘅建築物。粵
I will bring you to see a unique building.

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Decimal representation of this word: 建
Unicode code for this character: U+5efa (off-site link)

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