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稳健

wěnjiàn

steady and sound; prudent

A calm person walking a straight path while others stumble
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Characters in this word

稳 wěn

Strokes
14
Radical
禾 — cereal, grain, rice
Made of
禾 cereal, grain, rice 急 anxious, worried
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

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
More about the character 健

Example phrases

  • 这位基金经理以稳健著称,从不盲目追逐短期热点。 Zhè wèi jījīn jīnglǐ yǐ wěnjiàn zhùchēng, cóng bù mángmù zhuīzhú duǎnqī rèdiǎn. This fund manager is known for being prudent and never blindly chasing short-term hot trends.
  • 他做事很稳健,从不轻易改变自己的决定。 Tā zuòshì hěn wěnjiàn, cóngbù qīngyì gǎibiàn zìjǐ de juédìng. He does things very steadily and never changes his decisions on a whim.
  • 面对市场波动,公司采取了稳健的投资策略。 Miànduì shìchǎng bōdòng, gōngsī cǎiqǔle wěnjiàn de tóuzī cèlüè. Facing market fluctuations, the company adopted a prudent investment strategy.

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