CHARACTERS / JIAN

“jian” is 30 characters.

Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.

  1. 见jiànto seeHSK 1 · TONE 4
  2. 件jiànitemHSK 2 · TONE 4
  3. 间jiānbetweenHSK 2 · TONE 1
  4. 健jiànhealthyHSK 3 · TONE 4
  5. 检jiǎnto checkHSK 3 · TONE 3
  6. 简jiǎnsimpleHSK 3 · TONE 3
  7. 减jiǎnto lowerHSK 4 · TONE 3
  8. 坚jiānstrongHSK 4 · TONE 1
  9. 建jiànto establishHSK 4 · TONE 4
  10. 键jiànkey (on a piano or computer keyboard)HSK 4 · TONE 4
  11. 兼jiāndoubleHSK 5 · TONE 1
  12. 剪jiǎn(bound form) scissors or similar toolHSK 5 · TONE 3
  13. 捡jiǎnto pick upHSK 5 · TONE 3
  14. 浅jiānsound of moving waterHSK 5 · TONE 1
  15. 渐jiàngradualHSK 5 · TONE 4
  16. 肩jiānshoulderHSK 5 · TONE 1
  17. 艰jiāndifficultHSK 5 · TONE 1
  18. 荐jiànto recommendHSK 5 · TONE 4
  19. 践jiànto fulfill (a promise)HSK 5 · TONE 4
  20. 俭jiǎn(bound form) frugalHSK 6 · TONE 3
  21. 剑jiàndouble-edged swordHSK 6 · TONE 4
  22. 尖jiānpointedHSK 6 · TONE 1
  23. 拣jiǎnto chooseHSK 6 · TONE 3
  24. 柬jiǎncardHSK 6 · TONE 3
  25. 溅jiànto splashHSK 6 · TONE 4
  26. 煎jiānto pan fryHSK 6 · TONE 1
  27. 监jiānto superviseHSK 6 · TONE 1
  28. 箭jiànarrowHSK 6 · TONE 4
  29. 舰jiànwarshipHSK 6 · TONE 4
  30. 鉴jiànbronze mirror (used in ancient times)HSK 6 · TONE 4