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健

jiàn

HSK 3 Character

What 健 means

1. healthy
2. to invigorate
3. to strengthen
4. to be good at
5. to be strong in

Example sentences

• 你很健忘。
  Nǐ hěn jiànwàng.
  You're quite forgetful.
• 他很健忘。
  Tā hěn jiànwàng.
  He's very forgetful of things.
• 她很健谈。
  Tā hěn jiàntán.
  She talks a lot.
• 祝你健康！
  To your health!
• 乔治很健谈。
  Qiáozhì hěn jiàntán.
  George is quite talkative.
• 他不太健谈。
  He is a man of few words.

Words starting with 健

• 健康jiàn kānghealth; healthy
• 健身房jiàn shēn fánggym; fitness club
• 健全jiàn quánrobust; sound
• 健身jiàn shēnto exercise; to keep fit; to work out
• 健壮jiàn zhuàngrobust; healthy; sturdy
• 健美jiàn měihealthy and beautiful; to do fitness exercises; abbr. for 健美运动
• 健在jiàn zài(of an elderly person) alive and in good health; (of a thing) intact; holding up OK…
• 健谈jiàn tánentertaining in conversation
• 健忘jiàn wàngforgetful
• 健儿jiàn értop athlete; heroic warrior
• 健美操jiàn měi cāoaerobics; aerobic dance (school P.E. activity)
• 健将jiàn jiàng(archaic) adept and valiant military general; skilled athlete; top player…
• 健保Jiàn bǎoNational Health Insurance (Tw)
• 健力jiàn lìpowerlifting
• 健行jiàn xíng(Taiwan) to hike
• 健走jiàn zǒuto walk briskly (for fitness); to power-walk
• 健身室jiàn shēn shìgym
• 健美运动jiàn měi yùn dòngbody-building
• 健检jiàn jiǎn(Taiwan) medical checkup; physical examination (abbr. for 健康检查
• 健友jiàn yǒufitness enthusiast; gym-goer
• 健身馆jiàn shēn guǎngym (health center)
• 健康保险jiàn kāng bǎo xiǎnhealth insurance
• 健康受损jiàn kāng shòu sǔnhealth damage
• 健康状况jiàn kāng zhuàng kuànghealth status

Words containing 健

• 保健bǎo jiànhealth protection; health care; to maintain in good health
• 稳健wěn jiànfirm; stable and steady
• 崔健Cuī JiànCui Jian (1961-), father of Chinese rock music
• 强健qiáng jiànsturdy
• 矫健jiǎo jiànstrong and healthy; vigorous
• 高行健Gāo Xíng jiànGao Xingjian (1940-), Chinese novelist and Nobel laureate, author of Soul Mountain 灵山
• 康健kāng jiànhealthy; fit
• 郑伊健Zhèng Yī jiànEkin Cheng (1967-), Hong Kong actor and pop singer
• 复健fù jiàn(Taiwan) rehabilitation; rehabilitation therapy
• 力保健Lì bǎo jiànLipovitan (energy drink)
• 全民健保Quán mín Jiàn bǎoNational Health Insurance (Tw) (abbr. for 全民健康保险
• 强身健体qiáng shēn jiàn tǐto keep fit and healthy
• 运动健将yùn dòng jiàn jiàngchampion-level athlete…
• 周华健Zhōu Huá jiànWakin Chau (1960-), HK-born Taiwanese singer and actor
• 刚健gāng jiànenergetic; robust
• 亚健康yà jiàn kāngsuboptimal health status
• 性健康xìng jiàn kāngsexual health
• 精神健康jīng shén jiàn kāngmental health
• 全民健康保险Quán mín Jiàn kāng Bǎo xiǎnNational Health Insurance (Tw)
• 医疗保健yī liáo bǎo jiànhealth care
• 保健操bǎo jiàn cāohealth exercises
• 钱永健Qián Yǒng jiànRoger Yonchien Tsien (1952-), US Chinese chemist and 2008 Nobel laureate
• 李雪健Lǐ Xuě jiànLi Xuejian (1954-), Chinese actor
• 有氧健身操yǒu yǎng jiàn shēn cāoaerobics

Characters built on 建

These share the phonetic component 建 (jiàn), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 键jiànkey (on a piano or computer keyboard); button (on a mouse or other device); chemical bond
• 腱jiàntendon; sinew
• 犍jiānbullock; castrated bull; to castrate livestock
• 毽jiànshuttlecock
• 踺jiànused in 踺子

Characters that look like 健

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 皱zhòuto wrinkle; wrinkled; to crease
• 俪lì(bound form) paired; coupled; (bound form) husband and wife
• 婧jìng(literary) (of a woman) slender; delicate; (literary) (of a woman) talented
• 姥lǎograndma (maternal)
• 铛chēngfrying pan; griddle
• 绫língdamask; thin silk

Sounds the same

Read jiàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 见to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)
• 件item; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc
• 建to establish; to found; to set up
• 键key (on a piano or computer keyboard); button (on a mouse or other device); chemical bond
• 渐gradual; gradually
• 践to fulfill (a promise); to tread; to walk
• 荐to recommend; to offer sacrifice (arch.); grass
• 剑double-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword
• 鉴bronze mirror (used in ancient times); to reflect; to mirror
• 舰warship
• 箭arrow
• 溅to splash