建
jiàn
to establish
to found; to set up; to build; to construct
striding forward (廴) + sound signal (聿) = to build and establish
廴 depicts a long, stretched stride — the act of moving forward to lay something out. 聿 mainly provides the sound jiàn; the striding radical carries the sense of establishing something in place.
他们在河边建了一座小桥。
tā men zài hé biān jiàn le yī zuò xiǎo qiáo。
They built a small bridge by the river.
这个国家是两百年前建起来的。
zhè ge guó jiā shì liǎng bǎi nián qián jiàn qǐ lái de。
This country was founded two hundred years ago.
Words with 建
建德市
jiàn dé shì
Jiande, a county-level city in Hangzhou City 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang
封建社会
fēng jiàn shè huì
feudal society
新疆生产建设兵团
xīn jiāng shēng chǎn jiàn shè bīng tuán
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, also known as XPCC or Bingtuan ("the Corps"), a state-owned economic and paramilitary organization in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
始建
shǐ jiàn
to start building
建宁
jiàn níng
see 建寧縣|建宁县[Jian4 ning2 Xian4]
建都
jiàn dū
to establish a capital
布建
bù jiàn
to progressively extend (service delivery, network etc) to a wider area
建文
jiàn wén
Jianwen Emperor, reign name of second Ming Emperor Zhu Yunwen 朱允炆[Zhu1 Yun3 wen2] (1377-1402), reigned 1398-1402
建设性
jiàn shè xìng
constructive
改建
gǎi jiàn
to rebuild
高层建筑
gāo céng jiàn zhù
high-rise building
违建
wéi jiàn
abbr. for 違章建築|违章建筑, illegal construction