Taxonomy of meanings for 健:　　

  • 健 jiàn (OC: ɡans MC: ɡiɐn) 渠建切 去 廣韻：【伉也易曰天行健渠建切二 】
    • HEALTHY
      • v[adN]pluralthose who are healthy > the vigorous
      • vibe mentally vigorous and physically strong and healthy
    • STRONG
      • nabfeaturestrength
      • v[adN]nonreferentialthe strong one; the strong ones
      • vibe in good physical shape and strong
      • vifigurativebe politically strong; be powerfulCH
    • VIOLENT
      • ELOQUENT
        • GOOD
          • INTENSELY
            • INTENSE
              • VILLAIN
                • SOLDIER
                  • SURNAMES

                    Additional information about 健

                    說文解字: 【健】，伉也。从人、建聲。 【渠建切】

                      Criteria
                    • STRONG

                      1. The current general word for the temporary state of strength, physical or political, are qiáng 強 (ant. ruò 弱 "weak").

                      2. The typically nominal or adverbial lì 力 commonly refers to a permanent property of strength..

                      3. Yì 毅 (ant. nuò 懦 "weak") refers to inflexible and unshakeable firmness as well as strength.

                      4. Jìng 勁 (ant. léi 羸 "weak") and jìng 競 (ant. shuāi 衰 "reduced state, lack of energy") refers to strength mainly under the aspect of a physical or mental energy.

                      5. Zhuàng 壯 (ant. ruò 弱 "weak") refers to longish-term constitutional physical strength.

                      6. Jiàn 健 (ant. shuāi 衰 "in a reduced state, lacking energy") refers to temporary short-term constitutional strength which is the result of a good physical constitution. See HEALTHY

                    • WEAK

                      1. The current general word for weakness of any physical or abstract kind, and of anything including states, persons, and animals is ruò 弱 (ant. qiáng 強 "strong").

                      2. Léi 羸 (ant. jiàn 健 "strong and healthy") typically refers to physical weakness in humans.

                      3. Bào 薄 (ant. zhuàng 壯 "strong and vigorous") can refer to a low or weak intensity of something.

                      4. Cuì 脆 / 膬 (ant. jiān 堅 "strong and hard") refers to physical weakness as a result of brittleness and a propensity to break easily.

                      5. Chí 弛 (ant. jiān 堅 "strong and hard") refers to weakness as a result of abstract or physical slackening.

                      6. Shuāi 衰 (ant. shèng 盛 "strong and flourishing") refers to the process of weakening that attends any kind of decline.

                      7. Hào 耗 (ant. kāng 康 "increasingly vigorous and healthy") refers to the process of weakening that results from using up available resources.

                      8. Huǎ3n 緩 (ant. jié 捷 "nimble and vigorous in one's effort") is somewhat marginal in the group but can refer to habitual weakness of effort through slowness and lack of urgent and decisive action.

                    • HEALTHY

                      1. The most general word for good condition of health is jiàn 健 (ant. bìng 病 "sick").

                      2. Wú yàng 無恙 is the general polite way of referring to good health.

                      3. Kāng 康 and ān 安 are only occasionally used to refer to physical health.

                      Word relations
                    • Assoc: (STRONG)強 / 強/STRONG The current general word for the temporary state of strength, physical or political, are qiáng 強 (ant. ruò 弱 "weak").
                    • Assoc: (STRONG)疾/QUICK Jí 疾 (ant. xú 徐 "slowly") typically refers to urgent speedy action of limited duration.