稳健
wěn jiàn · HSK 7
firm
⚓ 稳 = steady/stable + 健 = robust/healthy; a steady-and-robust footing that won't wobble
稳 carries the sense of steady and secure (as in 稳定, stability), while 健 means robust or healthy (as in 健康). Together 稳健 describes something firm and sure-footed: stable in stance and strong in build, like a sound, dependable approach.
稳 — grain 禾 + claw 爫 + work 工 + heart 心 (爫+工+心 = 急/隐 phonetic 㥯)
A semantic-phonetic compound. The grain radical 禾 on the left suggests grain being steady and balanced on a scale, while the right side 㥯 (claw over work over heart) supplies the sound. Originally written 穩, it conveyed the idea of grain settled firmly, extended to mean 'stable, steady, calm.'