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jiàn

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jiàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiàn | jian4
English translation
variant of jiàn
> jiàn [jiàn]
old variant of jiàn
example
mirror
to view
reflection
to reflect
to inspect
to warn
(ancient bronze mirror)
mirror, looking glass; to reflect

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About jiàn

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

jiàn

Contains the radical

Jīn

Part of speech

Preposition / 介词 jiè cí Jiècí

Learning hint

metal

Etymology of jiàn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿱? Jīn

Semantic compound

Jīn

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Example sentences using jiàn

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只有 zhǐyǒu 地散 lín shì 目前 mùqián 尚未 shàng wèi 正式 zhèngshì 鉴定 jiàndìng de 有机 yǒu jī 磷酸盐 lín suān yán chú yǒu .

Bensulide is the only presently registered herbicidal organophosphate.

来自 láizì 同位素 tóng wèi sù 年龄 niánlíng 鉴定 jiàndìng de 证据 zhèngjù 指出 zhǐ chū ,绿岩 dài zài 年龄 niánlíng shǎng 彼此 bǐcǐ 变化 biànhuà 相当 xiāngdāng .

Evidence from isotopic dating suggests that the greenstone belts vary considerably in age.

一边 yībiān Xiàng 与会者解释 jiěshì ,一边 yībiān 钞票 chāopiào dào 耶利米 Yē lì mǐ 眼前 yǎn qián , ràng 鉴定 jiàndìng .

He explained to the Council , at the same time extending the note for leremia to examine.

zhào 鉴定 jiàndìng , 可以 kěyǐ 识别 shíbié chū kuā de 量子 liàng zǐ shǔ .

Using this identification, we read off the quantum numbers of the quarks.

gēng yǒu 鉴别力 de 游客 yóu kè 现在 xiànzài 往往 wǎngwǎng 避开 bì kāi gāi 地区 dìqū

More discriminating visitors now tend to shun the area.

Words with jiàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
鉴定 jiàndìng to appraise鑑定
鉴于 jiànyú in view of鑒於
借鉴 jièjiàn to draw on (others' experience)借鑒
jiàn example jiàn
鉴别 jiànbié to differentiate鑑別
年鉴 nián jiàn yearbook年鑑
有鉴于此 yǒu jiàn yú cǐ in view of this有鑒於此
鉴赏 jiàn shǎng to appreciate鑑賞
前车之鉴 qián chē zhī jiàn to learn a lesson from the mistakes of one's predecessor (idiom)前車之鑒
亲子鉴定 qīn zǐ jiàn dìng paternity or maternity test親子鑒定
印鉴 yìn jiàn stamp印鑒
鉴赏家 jiàn shǎng jiā connoisseur鑒賞家
品鉴 pǐn jiàn to judge品鑒
资治通鉴 Zī zhì Tōng jiàn A Mirror for the Wise Ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by 司馬光|司马光 Sī mǎ Guāng [Sī​mǎ​Guāng] Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls資治通鑒
鉴真 Jiàn zhēn Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang dynastic Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism鑒真
图鉴 tú jiàn illustrated handbook圖鑒
评鉴 píng jiàn evaluation評鑒
赏鉴 shǎng jiàn to appreciate (a work of art)賞鑒
油光可鉴 yóu guāng kě jiàn lustrous油光可鑒
鉴往知来 jiàn wǎng zhī lái to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come鑒往知來
洞鉴 dòng jiàn to examine deeply洞鑒

jiàn Decomposition & Compounds

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jiàn Decomposition

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