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HSK
3

firm

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

jian1 jiān

Meaning


Primary

firm

Alternatives

firmly

Mnemonic


[ji-] Jimmy Neutron is in [1] front of the [-an] pawn shop where he is a bouncer. He stands with 坚 firm confidence in front of the pawn shop door on top of a 又 folding stool, making sure nobody brings anything dangerous inside. One person tries to bring in a 刂 saber to sell their, but Jimmy 坚 firmly confiscates it and throws it in a pile on top of the 土 soil. All of these prospective customers are mad at Jimmy for being so 坚 firm!

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