Chinese Printables Formerly Mandarin Poster
10 strokes
Character #708 · The First 1000

jiàn

健 jiàn meaning: healthy

healthy; to invigorate; to strengthen; to be good at; to be strong in

Strokes
10
Both scripts
健
Poster cell
H26

简 = 繁健 is the same in both scripts. The switch changes the example words.

01 常用词语

Common words with

  • jiànkāng health
  • jiànshēn to exercise
  • jiànquán robust
  • bǎojiàn health protection
  • jiànměi healthy and beautiful
  • wěnjiàn firm
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 健

Write 健 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, jiàn, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell H26 · 28 × 36 grid

健 is #708 on The First 1000 poster.

All 1,000 characters, printable at home.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 健 mean in English?
健 (jiàn) means "healthy": healthy; to invigorate; to strengthen; to be good at; to be strong in.
How do you pronounce 健?
健 is pronounced jiàn in pinyin, with the fourth (falling) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄐㄧㄢˋ.
How many strokes does 健 have?
健 has 10 strokes, in both simplified and traditional Chinese.
Is 健 the same in traditional Chinese?
Yes. 健 is written the same way in simplified and traditional Chinese.
What are common words with 健?
Common words that use 健 include 健康 (jiànkāng, health), 健身 (jiànshēn, to exercise), 健全 (jiànquán, robust), 保健 (bǎojiàn, health protection).
How common is 健?
健 is number 708 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell H26 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.