jiān

supervise, control, direct

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

獄 jiān yù prison
理所 jiān lǐ suǒ inspection and control bureau
看 jiān kàn to monitor; to keep an eye on
督 jiān dū to control; to supervise; to inspect
督人 jiān dū rén superintendent
督者 jiān dū zhě supervisor
票 jiān piào to scrutinize balloting
禁 jiān jìn to imprison; to jail; to take into custody
管 jiān guǎn to oversee; to take charge of; to supervise; to administer; supervisory; supervision
管體制 jiān guǎn tǐ zhì regulatory system; supervisory body
織造 jiān zhī zào supervisor of textiles (official post in Ming dynasty)
考 jiān kǎo to proctor (an exam); to invigilate
聽 jiān tīng to monitor; to listen in; to eavesdrop
製 jiān zhì to supervise the manufacture of; to supervise the shooting of films; executive producer (film)
視 jiān shì to monitor; to keep a close watch over; surveillance
視器 jiān shì qì security camera; surveillance monitor
視孔 jiān shì kǒng peephole
視居住 jiān shì jū zhù residential surveillance, a form of noncustodial house arrest
護 jiān hù to act as a guardian
護人 jiān hù rén guardian
護權 jiān hù quán custody (of a child)
躉 jiān dǔn prisoner (Cantonese)
門 jiān mén gatekeeper
秦城獄 qín chéng jiān yù Qincheng Prison, maximum-security prison located about 30 km north of central Beijing, whose inmates include former high-level officials convicted of corruption
終身禁 zhōng shēn jiān jìn life sentence