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建康

Jiàn kāng

2-character word

What 建康 means

1. old name for Nanjing 南京, esp. during Southern dynasties

The characters in 建康

• 建jiànto establish; to found; to set up
• 康kānghealthy; peaceful; abundant

Sounds the same

Read Jiàn kāng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 健康health; healthy

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