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title: "Jianying Meaning: 坚硬 (jiānyìng) Means “hard”"
description: "坚硬 (traditional 堅硬, jiānyìng) means “hard; solid”. Hear its tones, see what 坚 and 硬 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianying"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 坚硬 mean?

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坚硬 jiānyìng

## hard; solid

## Its characters

1. 坚 jiān hard
2. 硬 yìng hard

## In a sentence

这种石头非常坚硬。 This kind of stone is very hard.

[More about 坚硬](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%9D%9A%E7%A1%AC)

## More words with 坚 or 硬

- [坚持 jiānchí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianchi)
- [坚定 jiāndìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianding)
- [坚定不移 jiāndìng-bùyí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiandingbuyi)
- [坚果 jiānguǒ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianguo)
- [坚决 jiānjué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianjue)
- [坚强 jiānqiáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianqiang)
- [坚实 jiānshí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianshi)
- [坚守 jiānshǒu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianshou)
- [坚信 jiānxìn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianxin)
- [强硬 qiángyìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiangying)

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