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(Bushou)		 廴
Strokes 3
Composition
Strokes 9
Structure
Decomp. 聿廴
廴 + 聿
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Mandarin jiàn
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建 jiàn to establish / to found / to set up / to build / to construct
Results beginning with 建
建设 jiàn shè to build / to construct / to establish / to develop / to institute
建立 jiàn lì to establish / to set up / to found
建议 jiàn yì to propose / to suggest / to recommend / proposal / suggestion / recommendation / CL:個|个[ge4],點|点[dian3]
建筑 jiàn zhù to construct / building / CL:個|个[ge4]
建材 jiàn cái building materials
建成 jiàn chéng to establish / to build
建造 jiàn zào to construct / to build
建国 jiàn guó to found a country / nation-building / the foundation of PRC by Mao Zedong in 1949
建行 Jiàn háng China Construction Bank (abbr.)
建构 jiàn gòu to construct (often sth abstract, such as good relations) / to set up / to develop / construction (abstract) / architecture
建模 jiàn mó to construct a model (an abstract model, as in applied mathematics or machine learning etc)
建制 jiàn zhì organizational structure
建言 jiàn yán to make a suggestion / to state (one's views, ideas etc) / suggestion / advice / idea
建安 Jiàn ān reign name (196-219) at the end of the Han dynasty
建业 Jiàn yè an old name for Nanjing, called Jiankang 建康 / or Jianye during the Eastern Jin (317-420)
建树 jiàn shù to make a contribution / to establish / to found / contribution
建交 jiàn jiāo to establish diplomatic relations
建党 jiàn dǎng party-founding
建基 jiàn jī to lay foundations
建康 Jiàn kāng old name for Nanjing 南京, esp. during Southern dynasties
建档 jiàn dàng book building
建都 jiàn dū to establish a capital
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
建武 jiàn wǔ Kemmu
建白 jiàn bái to propose / to suggest / to state a view
建昌 Jiàn chāng Jianchang county in Huludao 葫蘆島|葫芦岛, Liaoning
建德 Jiàn dé see 建德市[Jian4de2 Shi4]
建湖 Jiàn hú Jianhu county in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[Yan2 cheng2], Jiangsu
建华 Jiàn huá Jianhua district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang
建宁 Jiàn níng Jianning, a county in Sanming City 三明市[San1ming2 Shi4], Fujian
建瓯 Jiàn ōu see 建甌市|建瓯市[Jian4ou1 Shi4]
建平 Jiàn píng Jianping county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[Chao2 yang2], Liaoning
建商 jiàn shāng construction company / housebuilder
建始 Jiàn shǐ Jianshi County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei
建水 Jiàn shuǐ Jianshui county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
建物 jiàn wù (Tw) building / structure
建阳 Jiàn yáng Jianyang, county-level city in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian
建邺 Jiàn yè Jianye district of Nanjing City 南京市 / in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
建政 jiàn zhèng to establish a government / esp. refers to communist takeover of 1949
建置 jiàn zhì to set up / to establish / facilities / (government) agency / authority
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建筑物 jiàn zhù wù building / structure / edifice
建筑师 jiàn zhù shī architect
建筑业 jiàn zhù yè building industry
建设性 jiàn shè xìng constructive / constructiveness
建筑群 jiàn zhù qún building complex
建筑学 jiàn zhù xué architectural / architecture
建军节 Jiàn jūn jié Army Day (August 1)
建文帝 Jiàn wén dì reign name of second Ming emperor, reigned 1398-1402, deposed in 1402
建制的  organic / integral
建昌县 Jiàn chāng xiàn Jianchang county in Huludao 葫蘆島|葫芦岛, Liaoning
建成区 jiàn chéng qū built-up area / urban area
建党节 Jiàn dǎng jié CCP Founding Day (July 1st)
建德市 Jiàn dé shì Jiande, county-level city in Hangzhou 杭州市[Hang2zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang
建华区 Jiàn huá qū Jianhua district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang
建湖县 Jiàn hú xiàn Jianhu county in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[Yan2 cheng2], Jiangsu
建立者 jiàn lì zhě founder
建宁县 Jiàn níng xiàn Jianning, a county in Sanming City 三明市[San1ming2 Shi4], Fujian
建瓯市 Jiàn ōu shì Jian'ou, county-level city in Nanping 南平市[Nan2ping2 Shi4], Fujian
建平县 Jiàn píng xiàn Jianping county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[Chao2 yang2], Liaoning
建三江 Jiàn sān jiāng Jiansanjiang, large-scale agricultural development in Sanjiang river plain in Heilongjiang
建始县 Jiàn shǐ xiàn Jianshi County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei
建水县 Jiàn shuǐ xiàn Jianshui county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
建塘镇 Jiàn táng zhèn Jiantang, capital of Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Yunnan
建阳市 Jiàn yáng shì Jianyang, county-level city in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian
建邺区 Jiàn yè qū Jianye district of Nanjing City 南京市 / in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
建造师 jiàn zào shī certified construction engineer
建筑材料 jiàn zhù cái liào building material
建功立业 jiàn gōng lì yè to achieve or accomplish goals
建筑工人 jiàn zhù gōng rén construction worker / builder
建筑杆材  building pole
建设和平  peacebuilding
建立共识  consensus building
建制车辆  integral vehicle / organic vehicle
建筑基金  Construction Fund
建制领土  organized territory
建国条约  Treaty concerning the Establishment of the Republic of Cyprus / Treaty of Establishment
建教合作 jiàn jiào hé zuò cooperative education (Tw)
建立时间 jiàn lì shí jiān (electronics) setup time / (electronics) settling time
建立信任 jiàn lì xìn rèn confidence-building
建设国家 jiàn shè guó jiā State-building
建议售价 jiàn yì shòu jià recommended retail price (RRP)
建筑贷款 jiàn zhù dài kuǎn construction loan
建筑费用 jiàn zhù fèi yòng construction cost
建筑服务 jiàn zhù fù wù construction services
建筑规范 jiàn zhù guī fàn building code
建筑咨询 jiàn zhù zī xún architectural consultancy
建筑物排雷  building clearance
建设和平股  Peace-building Unit
建设性交往  constructive engagement
建设性模煳  constructive ambiguity
建筑设计科  Building Engineering Section
建筑承包人  construction contractor
建设的批评 jiàn shè de pī pín constructive criticism
建屋互助会 jiàn wū hù zhù huì building society (finance)
建筑气候学 jiàn zhù qì hòu xué building climatology
建筑许可证 jiàn zhù xǔ kě zhèng building permit
建设和平基金  Peacebuilding Fund
建立共识论坛  consensus-building forum
建设和平措施  peacebuilding measure
建立和平文化  Towards a culture of peace
建制警察单位  formed police unit
建筑工程军官  construction engineering officer
建立信任措施  confidence-building measure
建立信任巡逻  confidence-building patrol
建筑和工程股  Architectural and Engineering Unit
建构正义理论 jiàn gòu zhèng yì lǐ lùn constructivist theory
建国方案账户 jiàn guó fāng àn zhàng hù Nationhood Programme Account
建立安全措施 jiàn lì ān quán cuò shī security-building measure
建立气候模型 jiàn lì qì hòu mú xíng climate modelling
建立自信措施 jiàn lì zì xìn cuò shī self-confidence-building measure
建设性的批评 jiàn shè xìng de pī píng constructive criticism
建制警察部队 jiàn zhì jǐng chá bù duì formed police unit
建设和平委员会  Peacebuilding Commission
建设和平支助股  Peace-building Support Unit
建筑物围护结构  building envelope
建立南亚无核区  Establishment of a Nuclear-Free Zone in South Asia
建立信任工作队 jiàn lì xìn rèn gōng zuò duì Confidence Building Task Force
建制警察支助股 jiàn zhì jǐng chá zhī zhù gǔ Formed Police Support Unit
建筑业统计年鉴 jiàn zhù yè tǒng jì nián jiàn Construction Statistics Yearbook
建设－租赁－转让  build-lease-transfer
建筑和工程设计队  architectural and engineering team
建设和平战略框架  Strategic Framework for Peacebuilding
建设和平联络小组  Peacebuilding Contact Group
建设和平优先计划  peacebuilding priority plan
建设和平筹资支助  Financing for Peacebuilding Support
建立国际大学基金  Fund for the Establishment of an International University
建筑和改建项目股  Construction and Alteration Projects Unit
建设－拥有－转让  build-own-transfer
建筑业统计专家组  Expert Group on Construction Statistics
建设和平实践社区  Peacebuilding Community of Practice
建立正式外交关系 jiàn lì zhèng shì wài jiāo guān xì formally establish diplomatic relations
建设世界人权文化 jiàn shè shì jiè rén quán wén huà Building a Universal Culture of Human Rights
建筑材料工业协商 jiàn zhù cái liào gōng yè xié shāng Consultation on the Building Materials Industry
建设和平支助办公室  Peacebuilding Support Office
建立东非共同体条约  Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community
建立欧洲共同体条约  Treaty establishing the European Community / Treaty of Rome
建筑业安全规定公约  Convention concerning Safety Provisions in the Building Industry
建立信任和安全措施  confidence- and security-building measure
建立辣椒共同体协定 jiàn lì là jiāo gòng tòng tǐ xié dìng Agreement Establishing the International Pepper Community
建立信息网全球倡议 jiàn lì xìn xī wǎng quán qiú chàng yì Global Network Readiness and Resource Initiative
建立自由贸易区协定 jiàn lì zì yóu mào yì qū xié dìng Agreement on the Establishment of a Free Trade Area
建设－经营－转让模式  build-operate-transfer
建立非洲开发银行协定  Agreement Establishing the African Development Bank
建设和平高级政策小组  Senior Policy Group on Peacebuilding
建筑和基础设施技术科  Building and Infrastructure Technology Section
建筑研究所环境评估法  Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method
建设和平基金咨询小组  Peacebuilding Fund Advisory Group
建立信任措施综合研究  Comprehensive Study on Confidence-Building Measures
建筑和社会住房基金会  Building and Social Housing Foundation
建立亚洲开发银行协定  Agreement Establishing the Asian Development Bank
Approximate Results for 建
创建 chuàng jiàn to found / to establish
福建 Fú jiàn see 福建省[Fu2jian4 Sheng3]
构建 gòu jiàn to construct (sth abstract)
新建 xīn jiàn new construction / newly built
组建 zǔ jiàn to organize / to set up / to establish
重建 chóng jiàn to rebuild / to reestablish / reconstruction / rebuilding
修建 xiū jiàn to build / to construct
搭建 dā jiàn to build (esp. with simple materials) / to knock together (a temporary shed) / to rig up
兴建 xīng jiàn to build / to construct
内建 nèi jiàn built-in
扩建 kuò jiàn to extend (a building, an airport runway etc)
封建 fēng jiàn system of enfeoffment / feudalism / feudal / feudalistic
改建 gǎi jiàn to rebuild / to transform (a building) / to refurbish
筹建 chóu jiàn to prepare to build sth
基建 jī jiàn capital construction (project) / infrastructure
土建 tǔ jiàn civil engineering / same as 土木工程[tu3 mu4 gong1 cheng2]
承建 chéng jiàn to construct under contract
营建 yíng jiàn to build / to construct
再建 zài jiàn to reconstruct / to build another
违建 wéi jiàn abbr. for 違章建築|违章建筑, illegal construction
始建 shǐ jiàn to start building
大建 dà jiàn lunar month of 30 days / same as 大盡|大尽[da4 jin4]
小建 xiǎo jiàn lunar month of 29 days / same as 小盡|小尽[xiao3 jin4]
佈建 bù jiàn to progressively extend (service delivery, network etc) to a wider area / rollout / also written 布建
布建 bù jiàn to progressively extend (service delivery, network etc) to a wider area / rollout
督建 dū jiàn to supervise and construct / constructed under the supervision of
辟建 pì jiàn (Tw) to construct (on undeveloped land)
统建 tǒng jiàn to develop as a government project / to construct under the authority of a commission
团建 tuán jiàn team building (abbr. for 團隊建設|团队建设[tuan2 dui4 jian4 she4]) / building camaraderie within the Chinese Communist Youth League 中國共產主義青年團|中国共产主义青年团[Zhong1 guo2 Gong4 chan3 zhu3 yi4 Qing1 nian2 tuan2]
在建 zài jiàn under construction
肇建 zhào jiàn to build (for the first time) / to create (a building)
整建 zhěng jiàn to restore a damaged or aging structure / to renovate
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董建华 Dǒng Jiàn huá Tung Chee-hwa (1937-), Hong Kong entrepreneur and politician, chief executive 1997-2005
王建民 Wáng Jiàn mín Chien-Ming Wang (1980-), Taiwanese starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals in Major League Baseball
半封建 bàn fēng jiàn semifeudal
民建联 mín jiàn lián Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), a pro-Beijing political party in Hong Kong (abbr. for 民主建港協進聯盟|民主建港协进联盟[Min2 zhu3 Jian4 gang3 Xie2 jin4 Lian2 meng2])
陈建仁 Chén Jiàn rén Chen Chien-jen (1951-), Taiwanese politician, vice president of the Republic of China 2016-2020
创建者 chuàng jiàn zhě founder / creator
川建国 Chuān Jiàn guó nickname for US President Trump 川普[Chuan1 pu3], implying that he benefitted China (hence 建國|建国[jian4 guo2]) by doing a poor job of leading the US
封建主 fēng jiàn zhǔ feudal ruler
福建省 Fú jiàn shěng Fujian Province, capital Fuzhou 福州市[Fu2zhou1 Shi4] (abbr. to 閩|闽[Min3])
共建房 gòng jiàn fáng co-op owned house
龚建诗 gōng jiàn shī Karen
黄建南 Huáng Jiàn nán John Huang (1945-), Democratic Party fundraiser
机建费 jī jiàn fèi airport construction fee (abbr. for 機場建設費|机场建设费)
李建成 Lǐ Jiàn chéng Li Jiancheng (589-626), eldest son of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 唐高祖李淵|唐高祖李渊, murdered by his brother 李世民 / in the Xuanwu Gate coup 玄武門之變|玄武门之变 / Professor Li Jiancheng (1964-), geophysicist and specialist in satellite geodesy
马建忠 mǎ jiàn zhōng Ma
任建新 rèn jiàn xīn Ren
网建股 wǎng jiàn gǔ Web Development Unit
王建煊 wáng jiàn xuān Wang
吴建豪 Wú Jiàn háo Wu Jianhao or Vanness Wu (1978-), Taiwan pop star and actor, F4 band member
新建县 Xīn jiàn xiàn Xinjian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi
阳建福 yáng jiàn fú Yang
扬建利 yáng jiàn lì Yang JianLi, PRC human rights activist
杨建利 Yáng Jiàn lì Yang JianLi, PRC human rights activist
易建联 Yì Jiàn lián Yi Jianlian (1987-), Chinese basketball player for the New Jersey Nets (NBA)
住建部 Zhù Jiàn bù PRC Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD) (abbr. for 住房和城鄉建設部|住房和城乡建设部[Zhu4fang2 he2 Cheng2-Xiang1 Jian4she4bu4])
能力建设 néng lì jiàn shè capacity-building
封建社会 fēng jiàn shè huì feudal society
高层建筑 gāo céng jiàn zhù high-rise building / skyscraper
上层建筑 shàng céng jiàn zhù superstructure
团队建设 tuán duì jiàn shè team building
封建主义 fēng jiàn zhǔ yì feudalism
破竹建瓴 pò zhú jiàn líng lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom) / fig. irresistible force
环境重建  environmental restructuring
地位建议  status proposal
重建植被  revegetation
社会重建  social rehabilitation
圈而不建  site banking
水平建筑  horizontal construction
部队组建 bù duì zǔ jiàn force generation
档案建立 dàng àn jiàn lì file creation
法治建设 fǎ zhì jiàn shè legislation / constructing legal institutions
封建时代 fēng jiàn shí dài feudal times
封建思想 fēng jiàn sī xiǎng feudal way of thinking
封建制度 fēng jiàn zhì dù feudalism
交通建设 jiāo tōng jiàn shè transport infrastructure
勤俭建国 qín jiǎn jiàn guó (idiom) to build up the country through thrift and hard work
十大建设 shí dà jiàn shè Ten
提出建议 tí chū jiàn yì to propose / to raise a suggestion
体制建设 tǐ zhì jiàn shè institution-building
违章建筑 wéi zhāng jiàn zhù gecekondu
西松建设 Xī sōng Jiàn shè Nishimatsu Construction Co.
选区建设 xuǎn qū jiàn shè constituency building
沿岸基建 yàn àn jī jiàn coastal structures
在建项目 zài jiàn xiàng mù project in operation
综合建议 zōng hé jiàn yì comprehensive package
八一建军节 Bā yī Jiàn jūn jié see 建軍節|建军节[Jian4 jun1 jie2]
省级重建队  Provincial Reconstruction Team
部队组建处  Force Generation Service
重建工作队  Task Force for Reconstruction
重建得更好  building back better
冲突后重建  post-conflict reconstruction
和平建设者  peacemaker
古气候重建  palaeoclimatic reconstruction
住房和建筑  Shelter and Construction
项目建筑师  Project Architect
抗险建筑物 kàng xiǎn jiàn zhù wù hazard-resisting building
抗震建筑物 kàng zhèn jiàn zhù wù hazard-resisting building
马耳他建议 mǎ ěr tā jiàn yì Malta Recommendations
人工建筑物 rén gōng jiàn zhù wù artificial structure
商用建筑物 shāng yòng jiàn zhù wù commercial building
四十项建议 sì shí xiàng jiàn yì The Forty Recommendations
网建网播股 wǎng jiàn wǎng bō gǔ Web Development and Webcasting Unit
新十大建设 xīn shí dà jiàn shè New
中国建设银行 Zhōng guó Jiàn shè Yín háng China Construction Bank
基本建设项目 jī běn jiàn shè xiàng mù capital project
能力建设干事  Capacity Development Officer
本地建筑材料  indigenous materials
波恩行动建议  Bonn Recommendations for Action
海地重建基金  Haiti Reconstruction Fund
全国重建计划  National Reconstruction Plan
冲突后重建股  Post-Conflict Reconstruction Unit / Post-Conflict Unit
紧急重建方桉  emergency reconstruction programme
国家行动建议  Recommendation for National Action
欧洲重建机构  European Agency for Reconstruction
能力建设机制  capacity development facility
在建成区作战  fighting in built-up areas
北草坪扩建楼  North Lawn extension
全国重建运动  Mouvement pour la reconstruction nationale
恢复和重建局  Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency
国家方桉建议  country programme recommendation
北草坪暂建楼 běi cǎo píng zàn jiàn lóu Temporary North Lawn Building / North Lawn Building
城市建造游戏 chéng shì jiàn zào yóu xì city-building
港口建筑设施 gǎng kǒu jiàn zhù shè shī harbour works
国家民族建设 guó jiā mín zú jiàn shè nation-building
国家政权建设 guó jiā zhèng quán jiàn shè State-building
旅游统计建议 lu:3 yóu tǒng jì jiàn yì Recommendations on Tourism Statistics
贸易能力建设 mào yì néng lì jiàn shè trade capacity-building
能力建设倡议 néng lì jiàn shè chàng yì Capacity Development Initiative
能力建设工作 néng lì jiàn shè gōng zuò capacity-building effort
能力建设小组 néng lì jiàn shè xiǎo zǔ Capacity Development Group
实物保护建议 shí wù bǎo hù jiàn yì physical protection recommendations
统计能力建设 tǒng jì néng lì jiàn shè statistical capacity-building
协商一致建议 xié shāng yī zhì jiàn yì consensus recommendation
预制硬墙建筑 yù zhì yìng qiáng jiàn zhù prefabricated hardwall building
在建工程账户 zài jiàn gōng chéng zhàng hù construction-in-progress account
中国交通建设 Zhōng guó Jiāo tōng Jiàn shè China Communications Construction Company
中国民主建国会 Zhōng guó Mín zhǔ Jiàn guó huì China Democratic National Construction Association
伊拉克重建基金  Iraq Reconciliation Fund
重建执行委员会  Reconstruction Implementation Commission
设计和建筑主管  Chief of Design and Construction
合作建房基金会  Cooperative Housing Foundation / CHF International
冲突后建设和平  post-conflict peacebuilding
贫民区改建工作  slum improvement / slum rehabilitation
冲突后重建基金  Post-Conflict Fund
全球建筑业协商  Global Consultation on the Construction Industry
重建与发展计划  Reconstruction and Development Plan
基本建设总计划  capital master plan
海洋警卫队建议  Oceanguard proposal
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