坚

jia̅n = ji + an1

strong / solid / firm / unyielding / resolute

Add a new mnemonic for 坚 = 収 + 土

坚 = 収 + 土 : Joan of Arc (ji) built a strong (坚) and sturdy (坚) burrow out of dirt (土) in front of the anthill (an1). She even equipped it with a strong (坚) radio (収) to keep contact with her troops.

坚 character breakdown

坚
- 収
  - 丩
    - 丨
  - 又
    - ㇏
    - ㇇
- 土
  - 一
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨

sho̅u = sh + ou1

variant of 收[shou1]

Add a new mnemonic for 収 = 丩 + 又

収 = 丩 + 又 : Mnemonic symbol: a radio receiver.

In front of the outhouse, Sherlock Holmes wants to improve the range of his radio receiver, so he adds very long roast forks as antennas. To make them safe he shoves boxing gloves over their pointy ends.

tǔ = tu + Ø3

Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu

Add a new mnemonic for 土 = 十 + 一

tǔ = tu + Ø3

earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

Add a new mnemonic for 土 = 十 + 一

土 = 十 + 一 : Tommy Turtle (tu) wants to fix a cross (十) on a flute (一) in the space station's living room (Ø3). He uses dust and clay (土) to hold them together.

Characters with 坚 as component

ke̅ng = k + (e)ng1

(onom.) clang / jingling of metals / to strike

Add a new mnemonic for 鏗 = 金 + 堅

Add a new mnemonic for 铿 = 钅 + 坚

jia̅n = ji + an1

bonito

Add a new mnemonic for 鰹 = 魚 + 堅

Add a new mnemonic for 鲣 = 鱼 + 坚

qia̅n = qi + an1

stingy

Add a new mnemonic for 慳 = 忄 + 堅

Add a new mnemonic for 悭 = 忄 + 坚

Words with 坚

staunch / strong

to believe firmly / without any doubt

to hold fast to / to stick to

firm / firmly / hard / stable

invulnerable, indestructible, impregnable

core / nucleus / backbone

ice / (fig.) frosty relationship

staunch and unyielding (idiom); steadfast

fortitude

tenge (Kazakhstan currency) (loanword)

to press on

to cache; to hide supplies (from the enemy)

to live in luxury / lit. to ride a solid carriage pulled by fat horses

confirmation (Christian ceremony)

firmness

to persist / to continue upholding / to persevere / to stick to sth / stubborn

to cache / to hide supplies (from the enemy)

to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom); to leave nothing for the invader / scorched earth policy

solid as a boulder (idiom); absolutely secure / rock-firm and unyielding

see 基尼係數|基尼系数[Ji1 ni2 xi4 shu4]

Sentences with 坚

坚 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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