建 jiàn

建 (jiàn) is a Chinese character with 8 strokes, taught at HSK level 3. This page gives its meaning, the words it appears in, and characters at the same level.

Pinyin: jiàn
Strokes: 8
Level: HSK level 3
Component: 廴

Meaning

建 means to build; to establish in English.

Meanings in 13 languages
English	to build; to establish
Spanish	construir; fundar
Portuguese	construir; fundar
French	construire; fonder
German	bauen; gründen
Italian	costruire; fondare
Russian	строить; основывать
Arabic	يبني; يؤسس
Hindi	बनाना; स्थापित
Indonesian	membangun; mendirikan
Vietnamese	xây; lập
Japanese	建てる; 建設
Korean	짓다; 건설

Stroke order

Stroke-order animation for this character: open the writing tool with 建 loaded.

Characters at the same level

旧 jiù 光 guāng 望 wàng 乡 xiāng 尽 jìn 苦 kǔ 石 shí 父 fù 母 mǔ 羊 yáng 糖 táng 汤 tāng