| 建立 | jiàn lì | to establish; to set up; to found |
| 建设 | jiàn shè | to build; to construct; construction; constructive |
| 建 | jiàn | to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct |
| 建筑 | jiàn zhù | to construct; building; CL:个 |
| 建议 | jiàn yì | to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation; CL:个,点 |
| 建成 | jiàn chéng | to establish; to build |
| 建筑物 | jiàn zhù wù | building; structure; edifice |
| 建国 | jiàn guó | to found a country; nation-building; the foundation of PRC by Mao Zedong in 1949 |
| 建造 | jiàn zào | to construct; to build |
| 建交 | jiàn jiāo | to establish diplomatic relations |
| 建康 | Jiàn kāng | old name for Nanjing 南京, esp. during Southern dynasties |
| 建安 | Jiàn ān | reign name (196-219) at the end of the Han dynasty |
| 建设性 | jiàn shè xìng | constructive; constructiveness |
| 建党 | jiàn dǎng | party-founding |
| 建筑材料 | jiàn zhù cái liào | building material |
| 建都 | jiàn dū | to establish a capital |
| 建筑业 | jiàn zhù yè | building industry |
| 建瓯 | Jiàn ōu | Jian'ou county level city in Nanping 南平 Fujian |
| 建树 | jiàn shù | to make a contribution; to establish; to found; contribution |
| 建制 | jiàn zhì | organizational structure |
| 建业 | Jiàn yè | an old name for Nanjing, called Jiankang 建康 or Jianye during the Eastern Jin (317-420) |
| 建宁 | Jiàn níng | Jianning county in Sanming 三明, Fujian |
| 建三江 | Jiàn sān jiāng | Jiansanjiang, large-scale agricultural development in Sanjiang river plain in Heilongjiang |
| 建功立业 | jiàn gōng lì yè | to achieve or accomplish goals |
| 建基 | jiàn jī | to lay foundations |
| 建塘镇 | Jiàn táng zhèn | Jiantang, capital of Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪庆藏族自治州, northwest Yunnan |
| 建始 | Jiàn shǐ | Jianshi county in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州, Hubei |
| 建始县 | Jiàn shǐ xiàn | Jianshi county in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州, Hubei |
| 建宁县 | Jiàn níng xiàn | Jianning county in Sanming 三明, Fujian |
| 建屋互助会 | jiàn wū hù zhù huì | building society (finance) |
| 建平 | Jiàn píng | Jianping county in Chaoyang 朝阳, Liaoning |
| 建平县 | Jiàn píng xiàn | Jianping county in Chaoyang 朝阳, Liaoning |
| 建德 | Jiàn dé | Jiande county level city in Hangzhou 杭州, Zhejiang |
| 建德市 | Jiàn dé shì | Jiande county level city in Hangzhou 杭州, Zhejiang |
| 建成区 | jiàn chéng qū | built-up area; urban area |
| 建政 | jiàn zhèng | to establish a government; esp. refers to communist take-over of 1949 |
| 建文 | Jiàn Wén | Jianwen Emperor, reign name of second Ming Emperor Zhu Yunwen 朱允炆 (1377-1402), reigned 1398-1402 |
| 建文帝 | Jiàn wén dì | reign name of second Ming emperor, reigned 1398-1402, deposed in 1402 (mysterious disappearance is ongoing conspiracy theory) |
| 建昌 | Jiàn chāng | Jianchang county in Huludao 葫芦岛, Liaoning |
| 建昌县 | Jiàn chāng xiàn | Jianchang county in Huludao 葫芦岛, Liaoning |
| 建材 | jiàn cái | building materials |
| 建构 | jiàn gòu | to construct (often sth abstract, such as good relations); to set up; to develop; construction (abstract); architecture |
| 建构正义理论 | jiàn gòu zhèng yì lǐ lùn | constructivist theory |
| 建水 | Jiàn shuǐ | Jianshui county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan |
| 建水县 | Jiàn shuǐ xiàn | Jianshui county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan |
| 建湖 | Jiàn hú | Jianhu county in Yancheng 盐城, Jiangsu |
| 建湖县 | Jiàn hú xiàn | Jianhu county in Yancheng 盐城, Jiangsu |
| 建瓯市 | Jiàn ōu shì | Jian'ou county level city in Nanping 南平 Fujian |
| 建白 | jiàn bái | to propose; to suggest; to state a view |
| 建立正式外交关系 | jiàn lì zhèng shì wài jiāo guān xì | formally establish diplomatic relations |
