Search the dictionary A Chinese word or character, or English Search 4 entries. jiànyè 建业 an old name for Nanjing, called Jiankang 建康 or Jianye during the Eastern Jin (317-420) jiànyè 建業 an old name for Nanjing, called Jiankang 建康 or Jianye during the Eastern Jin (317-420) jiànyèqū 建邺区 Jianye, a district of Nanjing City 南京市[Nan2 jing1 Shi4], Jiangsu jiànyèqū 建鄴區 Jianye, a district of Nanjing City 南京市[Nan2 jing1 Shi4], Jiangsu