建
jiàn
to establish
to found; to set up; to build; to construct
striding forward (廴) + sound signal (聿) = to build and establish
廴 depicts a long, stretched stride — the act of moving forward to lay something out. 聿 mainly provides the sound jiàn; the striding radical carries the sense of establishing something in place.
他们在河边建了一座小桥。
tā men zài hé biān jiàn le yī zuò xiǎo qiáo。
They built a small bridge by the river.
这个国家是两百年前建起来的。
zhè ge guó jiā shì liǎng bǎi nián qián jiàn qǐ lái de。
This country was founded two hundred years ago.
Words with 建
布建
bù jiàn
to progressively extend (service delivery, network etc) to a wider area
违建
wéi jiàn
abbr. for 違章建築|违章建筑, illegal construction
重建
chóng jiàn
to rebuild
辟建
pì jiàn
(Tw) to construct (on undeveloped land)
陈建仁
chén jiàn rén
Chen Chien-jen (1951-), Taiwanese politician, vice president of the Republic of China 2016-2020
高层建筑
gāo céng jiàn zhù
high-rise building
黄建南
huáng jiàn nán
John Huang (1945-), Democratic Party fundraiser
上层建筑
shàng céng jiàn zhù
superstructure
中国交通建设
zhōng guó jiāo tōng jiàn shè
China Communications Construction Company
中国建设银行
zhōng guó jiàn shè yín háng
China Construction Bank
中国民主建国会
zhōng guó mín zhǔ jiàn guó huì
China Democratic National Construction Association
住建部
zhù jiàn bù
PRC Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD) (abbr. for 住房和城鄉建設部|住房和城乡建设部[Zhu4 fang2 he2 Cheng2 Xiang1 Jian4 she4 bu4])