| jiàn | to establish/to found/to set up/to build/to construct |
| 建 | to establish to found to set up |
| 建三江 | Jiansanjiang, large-scale agricultural development in Sanjiang river plain in Heilongjiang |
| 建业 | an old name for Nanjing, called Jiankang 建康 or Jianye during the Eastern Jin (317-420) |
| 建交 | to establish diplomatic relations |
| 建仓 | open a position |
| 建党 | party-founding |
| 建党节 | CPC Founding Day (July 1st) |
| 建兰 | sword-leaved cymbidium |
| 建军 | for army building; build up the Army |
| 建军节 | Army Day (August 1) |
| 建制 | organizational structure |
| 建制部队 | an organic unit |
| 建功 | make contributions |
| 建功立业 | to achieve or accomplish goals |
| 建华 | Jianhua district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔 |
| 建华区 | Jianhua district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔 |
| 建厂 | found the factory |
| 建国 | to found a country nation-building the foundation of PRC by Mao Zedong in 1949 |
| 建国方略 | a constructive scheme for our country |
| 建坝 | to construct a dam |