| jiān | strong/solid/firm/unyielding/resolute |
| 坚 | strong solid firm |
| 坚不可摧 | invulnerable, indestructible, impregnable |
| 坚信 | to believe firmly without any doubt |
| 坚信不疑 | believe |
| 坚信礼 | confirmation (Christian ceremony) |
| 坚冰 | solid ice; hard ice |
| 坚决 | firm resolute determined |
| 坚决主张 | to insist on (or upon); to contend; to stand out for |
| 坚决反对 | to set one's face against |
| 坚决否认 | to firmly deny |
| 坚固 | firm firmly hard |
| 坚固性 | firmness |
| 坚固的 | hard; solid; infrangible; indurative; cast-iron; firm; firmer; stanch; stable; substantial; steady; strong; sturdy; stout; indissoluble; secure; staunch; fast; ironclad; rocky; consolidus; consistent |
| 坚壁 | to cache to hide supplies (from the enemy) |
| 坚壁清野 | to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom); to leave nothing for the invader scorched earth policy |
| 坚如盘石 | solid as a rock; rock-firm; as hard as iron and stone; as firm as a rock |
| 坚如磐石 | solid as a boulder (idiom); absolutely secure rock-firm and unyielding |
| 坚守 | to hold fast to to stick to |
| 坚守阵地 | to hold the field |
| 坚定 | firm steady staunch |