jiàn

healthy

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
亻 meaning component

  Meaning component

rén

  

person

is a component form of .

建 sound component

  Sound component

jiàn

  

build

Evolution

健 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
健 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
健 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

jiàn

strong, robust, healthy; strength; healthy; to invigorate; to strengthen; to be good at; to be strong in

Most common words with 健
Freq.
Word
Meaning

健康

health

healthy

健身

to exercise

健全

robust

保健

health care