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ㄐㄧㄢ

jiān

oversee

监 is a 10 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as jiān in the first tone, however it can also be pronounced as jiàn.

In traditional Chinese the character is used.

  • ㄐㄧㄢ

    jiān

    oversee

    • ?

      • ?

        • ㄍㄨㄣ ˇ

          gǔn

          line

        • ㄍㄨㄣ ˇ

          gǔn

          line

      • ?

        • 𠂉

          person

        • ㄓㄨ ˇ

          zhǔ

          dot

    • ㄇㄧㄣ ˇ

      mǐn

      dish

2 stories have been written about this character — see all
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Somebody supervise/oversee the man eating using chopsticks at 11 o' clock (shi yi dian)
by simplifiedsiopao

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Resembles a person (ケ) with a big eye (| |) INSPECTING over a dish (皿).
by Prismcool

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 监

jiān
jiàn

Definitions for 监 pronounced as jiān

  • to supervise
  • to inspect
  • jail
  • prison

Definitions for 监 pronounced as jiàn

  • supervisor

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