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Translingual
Stroke order
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Han character
建 (Kangxi radical 54, 廴+6, 8 (Mainland), 9 (Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan) strokes, cangjie input 弓大中手 (NKLQ), four-corner 15400, composition ⿺廴聿)
Derived characters
- 健, 𠸻, 𫮑, 𡞹, 徤, 揵, 湕, 𭸠, 𨺩, 旔, 𪰷, 楗, 毽, 煡, 犍, 𤧣, 腱, 睷, 𥍹, 𮀴, 𫁀, 䊕, 𦂩, 𦞘, 踺, 鍵(键), 鞬, 䭈, 騝(𩨃), 𫘳, 𩱃, 鰎, 𪑼
- 𫸕, 𡩌, 𡺅, 𥯦, 㯬, 𢉆, 𨵭
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 353, character 4
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9574
- Dae Jaweon: page 667, character 5
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 404, character 10
- Unihan data for U+5EFA
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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犍
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*ɡran, *kan
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騝
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*ɡran, *kan
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鍵
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*ɡran, *ɡranʔ, *ɡanʔ
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揵
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*ɡran, *kanʔ
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鞬
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*kan
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腱
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*kan, *ɡans
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湕
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*kanʔ
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建
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*kans
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旔
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*kans
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楗
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*ɡanʔ
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健
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*ɡans
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Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意) : 廴 + 聿. Originally, a pictogram (象形) — a hand (又) planting a pole (𰀁) into a base (Ji Xusheng, 2004). The left component was originally written as ∟. The right component is stylized as 聿; while the hand is still recognizable, the bottom part is unrelated to a writing brush.
The whole character is mostly similar to 叔.
Pronunciation
Note:
- giêng3 - Chaozhou, used in 福建;
- giang3 - Shantou, used in 福建;
- giêng6 - Chaozhou;
- giang6 - Shantou.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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建
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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jiàn
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Middle Chinese
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‹ kjonH ›
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Old Chinese
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/*a-s/
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English
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set up, establish
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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建
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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6220
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Phonetic component
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建
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Rime group
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元
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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建
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Old Chinese
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/*kans/
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Definitions
建
- to build; to construct; to erect
- to establish; to found
- to propose; to suggest
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
蓋 (“to build; to construct (a building)”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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蓋, 建, 建造, 建築, 興建, 修建
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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蓋
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Taiwan
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蓋
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Harbin
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蓋
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Singapore
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建
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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蓋
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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蓋
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Wanrong
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蓋
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Xi'an
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蓋
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Xining
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蓋
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Xuzhou
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起
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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蓋
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Lanzhou
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蓋
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Ürümqi
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蓋, 起
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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修, 起
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Guiyang
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起, 修
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Liuzhou
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起
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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蓋, 造
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Yangzhou
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蓋
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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起
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Hong Kong
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起
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Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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起
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Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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起
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Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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起
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Taishan
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起
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Dongguan
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起
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Rongxian
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起
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Hepu (Lianzhou)
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起
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Hepu (Shatian)
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做
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Guiping
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起
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Guiping (Mule)
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起, 整
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Pingnan
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起
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Guigang (Gangcheng)
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起
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Guigang (Pingdong)
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起
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Beihai
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起
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Beihai (Nankang)
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起
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Beihai (Yingpan)
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起
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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起, 做
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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起
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Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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做
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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起, 搭
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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起
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Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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起
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Móng Cái
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起
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Bangkok (Guangfu)
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起
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Betong (Rongxian)
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起
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Gan
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Nanchang
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起
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Lichuan
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做
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Pingxiang
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起
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Hakka
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Meixian
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起, 做
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Yudu
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做
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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起
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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起
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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起
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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起
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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起
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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起
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Hong Kong
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起
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Senai (Huiyang)
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起
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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起
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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蓋
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Xinzhou
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蓋
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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開
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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起
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Matsu
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起
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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起
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Quanzhou
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起
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Zhangzhou
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起
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Tainan
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起
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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起
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Chaozhou
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起
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Shantou
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起
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Jieyang
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起
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Bangkok (Teochew)
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起
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Chiang Mai (Teochew)
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起
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Hat Yai (Teochew)
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起
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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起
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Singapore (Teochew)
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起
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Leizhou
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作
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Haikou
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作
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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起
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Wu
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Shanghai
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造
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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造, 起
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Suzhou
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造
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Danyang
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砌
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Hangzhou
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造
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Ningbo
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起
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Jinhua
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起
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Xiang
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Changsha
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起
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Loudi
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起
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Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
建
(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji)
- build, establish, erect, found
Readings
Compounds
Proper noun
建 • (Ken)
- a male given name
Korean
Hanja
建 (eumhun 세울 건 (se'ul geon))
- hanja form? of 건 (“build; establish”)
Compounds
Vietnamese
Han character
建: Hán Nôm readings: kiến
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