Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 建

建

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Meaning

 to build, to construct,to establish

Pronunciation

 jiàn

Explanation

 Left: movement 廴, right: to write, writing brush 聿

Mnemonic

You need a brush in your hand and to move for building.

Radicals

建 to build, to construct
廴 long stride(In most cases this radical 辶 is used for movement.)
聿 writing brush(Shows hand with a pen 丨, when two lines 二 to write.)
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Vocabulary

封建社会 fēng jiàn shè huì feudal society
兴建 xīng jiàn to build; to construct
基建 jī jiàn capital construction (project); infrastructure
上层建筑 shàng céng jiàn zhù superstructure
建造 jiàn zào to construct; to build
封建主义 fēng jiàn zhǔ yì feudalism
修建 xiū jiàn to build; to construct
建国 jiàn guó to found a country; nation-building; the foundation of PRC by Mao Zedong in 1949
建筑物 jiàn zhù wù building; structure; edifice
福建 Fú jiàn Fujian province (Fukien) in east China
建成 jiàn chéng to establish; to build

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