| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 建 | jiàn | to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct | |
| 建昌 | Jiàn chāng | (N) Jianchang (place in Liaoning) | |
| 建成 | jiàn chéng | establish; build | |
| 建黨 | 建党 | jiàn dǎng | party-founding |
| 建德 | Jiàn dé | (N) Jiande (city in Zhejiang) | |
| 建構 | 建构 | jiàn gòu | construct |
| 建構正義理論 | 建构正义理论 | jiàn gòu zhèng yì lǐ lùn | constructivist theory |
| 建湖 | Jiàn hú | (N) Jianhu (place in Jiangsu) | |
| 建交 | jiàn jiāo | to establish diplomatic relations | |
| 建立 | jiàn lì | creation; set up; construction; build; establish; set up | |
| 建立正式外交關係 | 建立正式外交关系 | jiàn lì zhèng shì wài jiāo guān xì | formally establish diplomatic relations |
| 建寧 | 建宁 | Jiàn níng | (N) Jianning (place in Fujian) |
| 建甌 | 建瓯 | Jiàn ōu | (N) Jian'ou (place in Fujian) |
| 建平 | Jiàn píng | (N) Jianping (place in Liaoning) | |
| 建三江 | Jiàn sān jiāng | (N) Jiansanjiang (place in Heilongjiang) | |
| 建設 | 建设 | jiàn shè | to build; to construct; construction; constructive |
| 建設性 | 建设性 | jiàn shè xìng | constructive; constructiveness |
| 建始 | Jiàn shǐ | (N) Jianshi (place in Hubei) | |
| 建水 | Jiàn shuǐ | (N) Jianshui (place in Yunnan) | |
| 建武 | Jiàn wǔ | Kemmu | |
| 建陽 | 建阳 | Jiàn yáng | (N) Jianyang (city in Fujian) |
| 建業 | 建业 | jiàn yè | Jiankang |
| 建議 | 建议 | jiàn yì | to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation |
| 建造 | jiàn zào | construct; build | |
| 建制 | jiàn zhì | organizational structure | |
| 建築師 | 建筑师 | jiàn zhú shī | architect |
| 建築學 | 建筑学 | jiàn zhú xué | architectural; architecture |
| 建築 | 建筑 | jiàn zhù | building; construct |
| 建筑材料 | jiàn zhù cái liào | building material | |
| 建築物 | 建筑物 | jiàn zhù wù | (a) building |
| 建築業 | 建筑业 | jiàn zhù yè | building industry |
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