Sentence #332844 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 坚定 is built
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坚jiānstrong
坚 is a single shape of 7 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
定dìngto fix; to set; to make definite
宀roof · mián
疋roll of cloth · pǐ
Memory aidA roof 宀 over 正 “upright”, squashed at the bottom so it looks like 疋: settled, fixed.
How to write 坚定
坚 7 strokes · 定 8 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 坚定 (jiāndìng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
坚定 (jiāndìng) means “firm” or “resolute”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jiāndìng: jiān with a 1st tone, then dìng with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 坚定 is written 堅定. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jianding with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 坚定 from the suggestions. Typing jianding into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
坚定 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
坚jiān1st tone, high and level
定dìng4th tone, falling
