堅 (gin1 | jian1) : hard; steadfastly; real

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堅

gin1

jian1

[1] [adj] hard; solid; strong; firm
[2] [adv] steadfastly; staunchly; resolutely
[3] [n] fortification; stronghold
[4] [粵] [slang] real; true; kosher

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 11

Level: 2

Radical: 土 (#32)

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

堅 / 坚

Don't confuse with:
緊

This word has been viewed 11328 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 24th Oct 2010 11:06

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無堅不摧 mou4 gin1 bat1 ceoi1 wu2 jian1 bu4 cui1 = no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom); all conquering; nothing one can't do

情比金堅 cing4 bei2 gam1 gin1 qing2 bi3 jin1 jian1 = love is more solid than gold

夏威夷堅果 haa6 wai1 ji4 gin1 gwo2 xia4 wei1 yi2 jian1 guo3 = Macadamia nut; also called 澳洲堅果

堅信 gin1 seon3 jian1 xin4 = believe strongly; firm belief

堅固 gin1 gu3 jian1 gu4 = firm; stable; solid; hard

堅定 gin1 ding6 jian1 ding4 = steady; firm; strong

堅實 gin1 sat6 jian1 shi2 = solid; firm; substantial

堅強 gin1 koeng4 jian1 qiang2 = strong; staunch

堅持 gin1 ci4 jian1 chi2 = to strongly support; to remain committed

堅決 gin1 kyut3 jian1 jue2 = firm; resolute; determined
See all 32 compounds (CantoDict reports 33 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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你講堅㗎？！粵
Is that for real?!

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Decimal representation of this word: 堅
Unicode code for this character: U+5805 (off-site link)

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