jiàn

mirror, looking glass; reflect

HSK 6 #1655

DEFINITIONS

  • mirror, looking glass
  • reflect
  • variant of 鑑|鉴[jian4]
  • old variant of 鑒|鉴[jian4]
  • example
  • mirror
  • to view
  • reflection
  • to reflect
  • to inspect
  • to warn
  • (ancient bronze mirror)

STROKES

WORDS

于 jiàn yú in view of; seeing that; considering; whereas
定 jiàn dìng to appraise; to identify; to evaluate
别 jiàn bié to differentiate; to distinguish
jiè jiàn to draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things); lesson to be learned (by observing others)
nián jiàn annual report; yearbook; almanac
于此 yǒu jiàn yú cǐ in view of this; to this end
前车之 qián chē zhī jiàn to learn a lesson from the mistakes of one's predecessor (idiom)
赏 jiàn shǎng to appreciate (as a connoisseur)
赏家 jiàn shǎng jiā connoisseur; appreciative person; fan
tú jiàn illustrated handbook
yìn jiàn seal impression; stamp; mark from a seal serving as signature
以史为 yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn to learn from history (idiom)
DNA定 d n a jiàn dìng DNA test; DNA testing
前车之覆,后车之 qián chē zhī fù , hòu chē zhī jiàn lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor; learn from past mistake; once bitten twice shy
pǐn jiàn to judge; to examine; to evaluate
国家文物定委员会 guó jiā wén wù jiàn dìng wěi yuán huì National Commission for the Identification of Cultural Heritage
后车之 hòu chē zhī jiàn lit. warning to the following cart (idiom); don't follow the track of an overturned cart; fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor; learn from past mistake; once bitten twice shy
德法年 dé fǎ nián jiàn Deutsch-Französische Jahrbücher (published once in 1844 by Karl Marx and bourgeois radical Arnold Ruge)
油光可 yóu guāng kě jiàn lit. oily and shiny to the point of reflecting (idiom); lustrous
dòng jiàn to examine deeply; to inspect closely
亲子定 qīn zǐ jiàn dìng paternity or maternity test
píng jiàn evaluation; assessment
资治通 zī zhì tōng jiàn A Mirror for the Wise Ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by 司馬光|司马光[Si1 ma3 Guang1] Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls
shǎng jiàn to appreciate (a work of art)
价 jiàn jià to appraise; appraisal; valuation
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