健
jiàn
#977 most
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healthy, to invigorate, to strengthen
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
健 puts person 亻 with 建 jiàn marking the sound. It first meant strong or powerful. Later it grew to healthy, to strengthen, and to be strong in or good at something.
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