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Translingual
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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. The left component was originally written as ∟.
Originally, a pictogram (象形) — a hand planting a pole into a base (Ji Xusheng, 2004).
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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