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jiān

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jiān Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiān | jian1
English translation
to supervise, to direct, to control; to inspect; prison, jail

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About jiān

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

jiān

Contains the radical

mǐn

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

minister

Etymology of jiān

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿱⿰ Chén mǐn

Semantic compound

Chén

Phonetic compound

mǐn

Explanation

Simplified form of jiān . Pictograph of a person leaning over to look at his own reflection on a plate.

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Words with jiān

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
监狱 jiānyù prison監獄
监督 jiāndū to control監督
监视 jiānshì to monitor監視
jiān jail jiān
监管 jiān guǎn to oversee監管
监控 jiān kòng to monitor監控
监测 jiān cè to monitor監測
总监 zǒng jiān head總監
监察 jiān chá to supervise監察
监禁 jiān jìn to imprison監禁
监护 jiān hù to act as a guardian監護
监视器 jiān shì qì security camera監視器
监听 jiān tīng to monitor監聽
监护人 jiān hù rén guardian監護人
监护权 jiān hù quán custody (of a child)監護權
太监 tài jiàn court eunuch太監
监制 jiān zhì to supervise the manufacture of監製
监考 jiān kǎo to invigilate監考
药监局 Yào jiān jú State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA)藥監局
监牢 jiān láo prison監牢
监察部 Jiān chá bù Ministry of Supervision (MOS)監察部
探监 tàn jiān to visit a prisoner (usu. a relative or friend)探監

jiān Decomposition & Compounds

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