健 jiàn
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 建 to build, to erect
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
健壮
jiànzhuàng
strong; robust
Characters in this word
壮 zhuàng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 士 — scholar, gentleman
- Made of
- 丬 half of tree trunk 士 scholar, gentleman
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这批树苗根系健壮，移栽后成活率预计会更高。 Zhè pī shùmiáo gēnxì jiànzhuàng, yízāi hòu chénghuólǜ yùjì huì gèng gāo. This batch of saplings has robust root systems, so its survival rate after transplanting is expected to be higher.
- 这匹马又高又健壮，跑得特别快。 Zhè pǐ mǎ yòu gāo yòu jiànzhuàng, pǎo de tèbié kuài. This horse is tall and strong and runs especially fast.
- 他从小干农活，身体很健壮。 Tā cóngxiǎo gàn nónghuó, shēntǐ hěn jiànzhuàng. He has done farm work since childhood and has a robust body.
Related words
- 健康 jiànkāng healthy; health
- 健身 jiànshēn fitness
- 健全 jiànquán healthy; sound
- 保健 bǎojiàn health care
- 健美 jiànměi fitness and beauty; bodybuilding; fit and graceful
- 稳健 wěnjiàn steady and sound; prudent
- 强壮 qiángzhuàng strong, robust; to strengthen
- 理直气壮 lǐzhíqìzhuàng to be confident and forceful because one is in the right
- 壮 zhuàng strong; sturdy; to strengthen
- 壮大 zhuàngdà to grow in strength; to expand
- 壮观 zhuàngguān spectacular; magnificent
- 壮丽 zhuànglì majestic; magnificent; splendid