CHARACTERS / JIAN
“jian” is 30 characters.
Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.
- 见jiànto seeHSK 1 · TONE 4
- 件jiànitemHSK 2 · TONE 4
- 间jiānbetweenHSK 2 · TONE 1
- 健jiànhealthyHSK 3 · TONE 4
- 检jiǎnto checkHSK 3 · TONE 3
- 简jiǎnsimpleHSK 3 · TONE 3
- 减jiǎnto lowerHSK 4 · TONE 3
- 坚jiānstrongHSK 4 · TONE 1
- 建jiànto establishHSK 4 · TONE 4
- 键jiànkey (on a piano or computer keyboard)HSK 4 · TONE 4
- 兼jiāndoubleHSK 5 · TONE 1
- 剪jiǎn(bound form) scissors or similar toolHSK 5 · TONE 3
- 捡jiǎnto pick upHSK 5 · TONE 3
- 浅jiānsound of moving waterHSK 5 · TONE 1
- 渐jiàngradualHSK 5 · TONE 4
- 肩jiānshoulderHSK 5 · TONE 1
- 艰jiāndifficultHSK 5 · TONE 1
- 荐jiànto recommendHSK 5 · TONE 4
- 践jiànto fulfill (a promise)HSK 5 · TONE 4
- 俭jiǎn(bound form) frugalHSK 6 · TONE 3
- 剑jiàndouble-edged swordHSK 6 · TONE 4
- 尖jiānpointedHSK 6 · TONE 1
- 拣jiǎnto chooseHSK 6 · TONE 3
- 柬jiǎncardHSK 6 · TONE 3
- 溅jiànto splashHSK 6 · TONE 4
- 煎jiānto pan fryHSK 6 · TONE 1
- 监jiānto superviseHSK 6 · TONE 1
- 箭jiànarrowHSK 6 · TONE 4
- 舰jiànwarshipHSK 6 · TONE 4
- 鉴jiànbronze mirror (used in ancient times)HSK 6 · TONE 4