ㄐㄧㄢ ˋ

jiàn

meet

見 is a 7 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as jiàn in the fourth tone, however it can also be pronounced as xiàn.

In simplified Chinese the character 见 is used.

It is made up of the components 目 (eye) and 儿 (son).

  • 見
    ㄐㄧㄢ ˋ

    jiàn

    meet

    • 目
      ㄇㄨ ˋ

      mù

      eye

    • 儿
      ㄦ ˊ

      ér

      son

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Theolojiàns say that when a mùthér gives birth to hér son, she cannot wait to see him with her own eyes. She will be meeting him for the first time.
by Casper07x

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When I first look down and meet my son 儿, to myself I think, he’s the cutest baby I’ve ever set eyes 目 on, with cheeks so pud[gy ‘n] pink.
by vms5q

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 見

jiàn
xiàn

Definitions for 見 pronounced as jiàn

  • to see
  • to meet
  • to appear (to be sth)
  • to interview

Definitions for 見 pronounced as xiàn

  • to appear
  • also written 現|现[xian4]

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