jiān

strong

solid; firm; unyielding; resolute

Grasping hand (又) + earth (土) = firm and unyielding

A hand gripping the earth evokes something fixed, immovable, and hard to shake loose. The combination captures the sense of holding firm against resistance.

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EarthSemantic

他的态度很定,不会轻易改变。

tā de tài dù hěn jiān dìng,bù huì qīng yì gǎi biàn。

his attitude is very firm and will not change easily.

面对困难,她表现得十分强。

miàn duì kùn nán,tā biǎo xiàn de shí fēn jiān qiáng。

facing difficulties, she showed herself to be very strong and resilient.

Words with 坚

钻坚仰高

zuān jiān yǎng gāo

lit. looking up to it, it gets higher; boring into it, it gets harder (idiom) (from Analects)

黄庭坚

huáng tíng jiān

Huang Tingjian (1045–1105), Song poet and calligrapher

中坚

zhōng jiān

core

乘坚策肥

chéng jiān cè féi

to live in luxury

坚不可摧

jiān bù kě cuī

(idiom) invulnerable; indestructible; impregnable

坚信

jiān xìn

to believe firmly

坚信礼

jiān xìn lǐ

confirmation (Christian ceremony)

坚冰

jiān bīng

ice

坚固

jiān gù

firm

坚固性

jiān gù xìng

firmness

坚执

jiān zhí

to persist

坚壁

jiān bì

to cache; to hide supplies (from the enemy)

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