坚

jiān

strong

solid; firm; unyielding; resolute

Grasping hand (又) + earth (土) = firm and unyielding

A hand gripping the earth evokes something fixed, immovable, and hard to shake loose. The combination captures the sense of holding firm against resistance.

又+土→坚
又The right handSemantic
土EarthSemantic

他的态度很坚定,不会轻易改变。

tā de tài dù hěn jiān dìng,bù huì qīng yì gǎi biàn。

his attitude is very firm and will not change easily.

面对困难,她表现得十分坚强。

miàn duì kùn nán,tā biǎo xiàn de shí fēn jiān qiáng。

facing difficulties, she showed herself to be very strong and resilient.

Words with 坚

坚忍不拔

jiān rěn bù bá

fortitude

坚果

jiān guǒ

nut

坚硬

jiān yìng

hard

坚忍

jiān rěn

persevering

无坚不摧

wú jiān bù cuī

no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom); to conquer every obstacle

钻坚仰高

zuān jiān yǎng gāo

lit. looking up to it, it gets higher; boring into it, it gets harder (idiom) (from Analects)

黄庭坚

huáng tíng jiān

Huang Tingjian (1045–1105), Song poet and calligrapher

中坚

zhōng jiān

core

乘坚策肥

chéng jiān cè féi

to live in luxury

坚不可摧

jiān bù kě cuī

(idiom) invulnerable; indestructible; impregnable

坚信礼

jiān xìn lǐ

confirmation (Christian ceremony)

坚固

jiān gù

firm

More characters with 又

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