jiān

to supervise; to inspect; prison

HSK 6 #838

Character data

HSK 6
Frequency 838th character
Radical ⽫ (108.5)
Strokes 10
Index # 1883
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

监 jiān
  1. 1. to supervise
  2. 2. to inspect
  3. 3. prison
  4. 4. jail
监 jiàn
  1. 1. supervisor

Stroke order

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Words containing 监

Word Meaning
fig. the observers are more anxious than the person involved
Jianli county in Jingzhou jīng zhōu, Hubei
Jianli county in Jingzhou jīng zhōu, Hubei
to serve (a sentence) outside prison (law)
supervisor; monitor; watchdog
supervisory office; inspection office
Taiwan’s Control Yuan, government watchdog
to imprison; a jail
to monitor; to supervise; to auditor
supervisor; monitor
pastor (cleric in charge of a Christian parish); shepherd
inspection and control bureau
to monitor; to keep an eye on
superintendent
supervisor
to scrutinize balloting
regulatory system; supervisory body
supervisor of textiles (official post in Ming dynasty)
peephole
residential surveillance; house arrest
prisoner (Cantonese)
gatekeeper