刘建 (LiúJiàn): Liu Jian (very common Chinese male given name; borne by numerous officials, academics and athletes)

Meanings

1 Liu Jian (very common Chinese male given name; borne by numerous officials, academics and athletes)

Characters

刘

Examples

刘建先生是我们部门的经理。

Liú Jiàn xiānsheng shì wǒmen bùmén de jīnglǐ.

Mr. Liu Jian is our department's manager.

刘建的设计方案通过了。

Liú Jiàn de shèjì fāng'àn tōngguò le.

Liu Jian's design proposal was approved.

Tips

culture

建 ('to build, establish') is one of the most common boys' given names in PRC history — reflecting the 1950s–70s fashion of naming children with 建国, 建军, 建设 ('build the nation/army/infrastructure'). Paired with top-five surname 刘, 刘建 appears constantly in Chinese databases.