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建 = 廴 + 聿

建 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “build”. It is built from 廴 (go) and 聿 (writing brush). It appears as a component in 17 other characters in this index.

Keyword
build
Pinyin (Mandarin)
jiàn
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
build, establish, erect, found, найти, построить, установить, establish, erect, found
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
建 build

Decomposition

ids

  1. 廴 go
  2. 聿 writing brush

Characters that contain 建

How to find 建 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “go” + “writing brush”. 建 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 建 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.