坚

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strong; solid; firm; unyielding; resolute

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Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

Components 又土 ? unknown part

firm · Heisig RSH #1011

fencing foil + 又 again + 土 soil — as a component also called: foiled again

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
美利坚治世	Měi lì jiān Zhì shì	Pax Americana
美利坚合众国	Měi lì jiān Hé zhòng guó	United States of America
情比金坚	qíng bǐ jīn jiān	love is more solid than gold (idiom)
坚尼系数	Jiān ní xì shù	(HK) see 基尼係數\|基尼系数[Ji1 ni2 xi4 shu4]
坚定性	jiān dìng xìng	firmness; steadfastness
美利坚	Měi lì jiān	America
坚定不移	jiān dìng bù yí	unswerving; unflinching
中坚	zhōng jiān	core; nucleus; backbone
坚信礼	jiān xìn lǐ	confirmation (Christian ceremony)
攻坚克难	gōng jiān kè nán	to tackle a thorny problem and overcome its challenges
坚持下去	jiān chí xià qù	to press on
坚定	jiān dìng	firm; steady; staunch; resolute
坚明	jiān míng	to consolidate and clarify
坚壁清野	jiān bì qīng yě	to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom); to leave nothing for the invader; scorche…
坚信	jiān xìn	to believe firmly; without any doubt
坚实	jiān shí	firm and substantial; solid
坚固性	jiān gù xìng	firmness
坚果	jiān guǒ	nut
坚强不屈	jiān qiáng bù qū	staunch and unyielding (idiom); steadfast
坚强	jiān qiáng	staunch; strong

These characters use 坚 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
坚 sound part	jiān	hard, strong; firm, resolute
鲣	jiān	skipjack, bonito
铿	kēng	to strike, to beat; gong, resounding noise