坚 (堅) jiān

1. jiān adjective hard; firm
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '堅' adj; Guoyu '堅' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '堅' 1, p. 194; Mathews 1931 '堅', p. 112; Unihan '堅')
2. jiān adjective strong; robust
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 强硬 (CC-CEDICT '堅' adj; Guoyu '堅' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '堅' 1, p. 194; Mathews 1931 '堅', p. 112; Unihan '堅')
3. jiān adjective stable; secure
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '堅' 2a, p. 194)
4. jiān adverb definitely [not]
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Used for emphasis before negation; for example 坚拒 staunchly refuse (Guoyu '堅' adv; Mathews 1931 '堅', p. 112)
5. jiān proper noun Kirghiz people
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: A historic name for the Kirghiz people of Central Asia (Kroll 2015 '堅' 3, p. 194)
6. jiān noun armor
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 盔甲 (Guoyu '堅' n 1)
7. jiān noun military stronghold
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '堅' n 2)
8. jiān noun core; main body
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '堅' n 3)
9. jiān proper noun Jian
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '堅' n 4)
10. jiān adjective resolute
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '堅' 2, p. 194; Mathews 1931 '堅', p. 112; Unihan '堅')

Contained in

• 坚持(堅持) to be committed to; to persist; to be stubborn
• 坚执(堅執) obstinate; stubborn
• 坚强(堅強) staunch; strong
• 坚振(堅振) confirmation
• 坚持己意(堅持己意) stubbornly hold to one's own opinion
• 坚壮(堅壯) staunch
• 坚土(堅土) hard soil
• 历久弥坚(歷久彌堅) to become more resolute with the passing of time
• 坚冰(堅冰) ice; frosty relationship
• 坚决(堅決) resolute
• 坚强不屈(堅強不屈) staunch and unyielding; steadfast
• 坚拒(堅拒) staunchly refuse
• 穷当益坚(窮當益堅) poor but ambitious; hard-pressed but determined
• 坚挺(堅挺) strong and upright
• 坚信礼(堅信禮) Confirmation
• 苻坚(苻堅) Fu Jian
• 攻坚克难(攻堅克難) to tackle a thorny problem and overcome its challenges
• 美利坚(美利堅) America
• 坚固(堅固) solid; firm; hard; stable; steadfast
• 无坚不摧(無堅不摧) no stronghold one cannot overcome; to conquer every obstacle; nothing one can't do
• 坚定不移(堅定不移) firm and unchanging
• 坚美(堅美) resolute and beautiful
• 坚韧(堅韌) tough and durable; tenacious
• 坚定(堅定) firm; steady; staunch; resolute
• 坚定性(堅定性) firmness; steadfastness
• 坚信(堅信) to believe firmly
• 情比金坚(情比金堅) love is more solid than gold
• 美利坚合众国(美利堅合眾國) United States of America
• 坚致(堅緻) robust and fine
• 坚实(堅實) firm and substantial; solid ; secure ; established
• 坚要(堅要) to insist
• 主不可以不坚(主不可以不堅) a ruler cannot be irresolute
• 坚固性(堅固性) firmness
• 坚定不疑(堅定不疑) resolute without doubts
• 坚振圣事(堅振聖事) Confirmation
• 钻坚仰高(鑽堅仰高) looking up to it, it gets higher; boring into it, it gets harder (from Analects); to delve deeply into one's studies
• 坚守(堅守) to hold fast to; to guard securely
• 坚厚(堅厚) solid
• 美利坚治世(美利堅治世) Pax Americana
• 坚折(堅折) to discount
• 坚壁清野(堅壁清野) to fortify defenses and raze the fields; to leave nothing for the invader; scorched earth policy
• 坚如磐石(堅如磐石) solid as a boulder; absolutely secure; rock-firm and unyielding
• 乘坚策肥(乘堅策肥) to live in luxury; to ride a solid carriage pulled by fat horses
• 坚苦(堅苦) determined even in the face of suffering
• 坚不可摧(堅不可摧) invulnerable, indestructible, impregnable
• 坚心(堅心) resolute
• 坚甲利兵(堅甲利兵) stiff armor and sharp weapons; well prepared
• 坚明(堅明) to consolidate and clarify

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隋文帝杨坚 、 黄庭坚 、 杨坚

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Truncated for common words

• 卷一百一十四 載記第十四 苻堅下 Volume 114 Records 14: Fu Jian Part Two Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 168
• 卷一百一十三 載記第十三 苻堅上 Volume 113 Records 13: Fu Jian Part One Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 155
• 卷95 匈奴劉聰 羯胡石勒 鐵弗劉虎 徒何慕容廆 臨渭氐苻健 羌姚萇 略陽氐吕光 Volume 95: Liu Cong of the Xiongnu, Shi Le of the Jie People, Liu Hu of the Tiefu, Murong Hui of the Tuhe, Fu Jian of the Linwei Di, Yao Chong of the Qiang, Lu Guang of the Lüeyang Di Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 99
• 卷四十六 吳書一 孫破虜討逆傳 Volume 46: Book of Wu 1 - Biographies of Sun Who Destroys Barbarians, and Sun Who Attacks Rebels Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 53
• 卷九十三　列傳第八十一:　僭偽附庸 Volume 93 Biographies 81: Vassal States History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 45
• 卷一百〇五 列傳第五十五: 宇文融 韋堅 楊慎矜 王鉷 Volume 105 Biographies 55: Yu Wenrong, Wei Jian, Yang Shenjin, Wang Hong Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 31
• 卷一百三十四　　列傳第五十九　　　　宇文韋楊王 Volume 134 Biographies 59: Yu Wen, Wei, Yang, Wang New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 30
• 第六回 Chapter 6 Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義 — count: 27
• 第八十九回 Chapter 89 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 27
• 第七回 Chapter 7 Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義 — count: 24

Collocations

• 完坚 (完堅) 取完堅 — Guanzi 管子, 度地第五十七 Chapter 57: Crossing Land — count: 5
• 坚彊 (堅彊) 堅彊而不曓 — Xunzi 荀子, 不苟篇第三 Chapter 3: Nothing Carelessly — count: 5
• 侯坚 (侯堅) 封商他子靖侯堅元年 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《高祖功臣侯者年表》 Yearly Table of the Officials who became Marquises in the Time of Gaozu — count: 4
• 坚脆 (堅脆) 堅脆之分也 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 解老第二十 Chapter 20: Commentaries on Laozi's Teachings — count: 4
• 伯坚 (伯堅) 鄭伯堅卒 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 3
• 坚卒 (堅卒) 鄭伯堅卒 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 3
• 坚石 (堅石) 而任重如堅石 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 外儲說左上第三十二 Chapter 32: A Collection of Sayings III — count: 3
• 革坚 (革堅) 則革堅也 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 冬官考工記 第六 6. Office of Winter and Inspection Records — count: 2
• 坚筑 (堅築) 堅築 — Mozi 墨子, 卷十四 備梯 Book 14 - Defense against Attack with Ladders — count: 2
• 庭坚 (庭堅) 皋陶庭堅不祀忽諸 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 2