jiān

supervise, control, direct

DEFINITIONS

監 jiān
  • to supervise
  • to inspect
  • jail
  • prison
監 jiàn
  • supervisor

WORDS

xiào jiàn supervisor (of school); principal
船 hǎi jiàn chuán naval surveillance vessel; maritime patrol boat
事 lǐ jiān shì member of a board of directors
皇上不急太急 huáng shàng bù jí tài jiàn jí see 皇帝不急太監急|皇帝不急太监急[huang2 di4 bu4 ji2 tai4 jian4 ji2]
皇上不急急太 huáng shàng bù jí jí tài jiàn see 皇帝不急太監急|皇帝不急太监急[huang2 di4 bu4 ji2 tai4 jian4 ji2]
皇帝不急太急 huáng dì bù jí tài jiàn jí lit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are (idiom); fig. the observers are more anxious than the person involved
皇帝不急急死太 huáng dì bù jí jí sǐ tài jiàn see 皇帝不急太監急|皇帝不急太监急[huang2 di4 bu4 ji2 tai4 jian4 ji2]
利 jiān lì Jianli county in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州[Jing1 zhou1], Hubei
利縣 jiān lì xiàn Jianli county in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州[Jing1 zhou1], Hubei
外執行 jiān wài zhí xíng to serve (a sentence) outside prison (law)
守 jiān shǒu to have custody of
守自盜 jiān shǒu zì dào to embezzle
察 jiān chá to supervise; to control
察人 jiān chá rén supervisor; monitor; watchdog
察局 jiān chá jú inspection office; supervisory office
察部 jiān chá bù Ministry of Supervision (MOS)
察院 jiān chá yuàn Control Yuan, a watchdog under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan
工 jiān gōng workplace overseer; foreman
押 jiān yā a jail; to imprison
控 jiān kòng to monitor
查 jiān chá to supervise; to auditor; to monitor
查員 jiān chá yuán supervisor; monitor
測 jiān cè to monitor
牢 jiān láo prison; jail
牧 jiān mù shepherd; Tang dynasty official with responsibility for animal husbandry; pastor (cleric in charge of a Christian parish)