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

• 坚意(堅意) resolute in opinion
• 坚甲利兵(堅甲利兵) stiff armor and sharp weapons; well prepared
• 坚土(堅土) hard soil
• 坚冰(堅冰) ice; frosty relationship
• 坚不可摧(堅不可摧) invulnerable, indestructible, impregnable
• 乘坚策肥(乘堅策肥) to live in luxury; to ride a solid carriage pulled by fat horses
• 坚毅(堅毅) firm and persistent
• 坚贞不屈(堅貞不屈) faithful and unchanging; steadfast
• 坚固(堅固) solid; firm; hard; stable; steadfast
• 坚壮(堅壯) staunch
• 坚定性(堅定性) firmness; steadfastness
• 历久弥坚(歷久彌堅) to become more resolute with the passing of time
• 坚苦卓绝(堅苦卓絕) persisting despite trials and tribulations; conspicuous determination
• 坚定不移(堅定不移) firm and unchanging
• 坚持到底(堅持到底) to persist until the end
• 美利坚(美利堅) America
• 坚不吐真(堅不吐真) stubbornly refuse to say the truth
• 坚立(堅立) to firmly establish
• 坚劲(堅勁) unyielding; unyielding
• 攻坚(攻堅) to storm fortifications; to assault fortified positions
• 坚心(堅心) resolute
• 坚拒(堅拒) staunchly refuse
• 苻坚(苻堅) Fu Jian
• 坚厚(堅厚) solid
• 情比金坚(情比金堅) love is more solid than gold
• 坚硬(堅硬) hard; solid
• 坚执(堅執) obstinate; stubborn
• 穷当益坚(窮當益堅) poor but ambitious; hard-pressed but determined
• 坚壁清野(堅壁清野) to fortify defenses and raze the fields; to leave nothing for the invader; scorched earth policy
• 坚美(堅美) resolute and beautiful
• 船坚炮利(船堅炮利) strong boats and accurate canons
• 坚持己论(堅持己論) stubbornly hold to one's own ideas
• 坚苦(堅苦) determined even in the face of suffering
• 坚振礼(堅振禮) confirmation
• 坚持不懈(堅持不懈) to persevere unremittingly
• 坚强(堅強) staunch; strong
• 无坚不摧(無堅不摧) no stronghold one cannot overcome; to conquer every obstacle; nothing one can't do
• 坚忍(堅忍) enduring
• 坚明(堅明) to consolidate and clarify
• 坚韧(堅韌) tough and durable; tenacious
• 坚定不疑(堅定不疑) resolute without doubts
• 坚固性(堅固性) firmness
• 坚振圣事(堅振聖事) Confirmation
• 坚贞(堅貞) chaste; loyal
• 坚挺(堅挺) strong and upright
• 坚折(堅折) to discount
• 坚持己意(堅持己意) stubbornly hold to one's own opinion

Also contained in

坚固法身 、 夷坚志 、 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

• 坚彊 (堅彊) 堅彊而不曓 — Xunzi 荀子, 不苟篇第三 Chapter 3: Nothing Carelessly — count: 5
• 完坚 (完堅) 取完堅 — Guanzi 管子, 度地第五十七 Chapter 57: Crossing Land — count: 5
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 坚筑 (堅築) 堅築 — Mozi 墨子, 卷十四 備梯 Book 14 - Defense against Attack with Ladders — count: 2
• 方坚 (方堅) 方堅犯順 — Canon of Supreme Mystery 太玄經, Full Text — count: 2
• 坚颠 (堅顛) 堅顛觸塚 — Canon of Supreme Mystery 太玄經, Full Text — count: 2
• 鞶坚 (鞶堅) 格彼鞶堅 — Canon of Supreme Mystery 太玄經, Full Text — count: 2