鉴 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

鉴识 jiàn shí to identify; to detect
鉴黄 jiàn huáng to inspect videos and other media for pornographic content
鉴黄师 jiàn huáng shī content moderator specializing in pornographic material (both online and offline)
鉴定委员会 jiàn dìng wěi yuán huì evaluation committee; review board
鉴往知来 jiàn wǎng zhī lái to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come
鉴戒 jiàn jiè lesson from events of the past; warning
鉴真 jiàn zhēn Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang dynastic Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism
鉴真和尚 jiàn zhēn hé shang Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism
龙龛手鉴 lóng kān shǒu jiàn Longkan Shoujian, Chinese character dictionary from 997 AD containing 26,430 entries, with radicals placed into 240 rhyme groups and arranged according to the four tones, and the rest of the characters similarly arranged under each radical
互鉴 hù jiàn mutual learning and exchange; the act of learning from each other's strengths and experiences in order to foster growth and improvement
鉴定中心 jiàn dìng zhōng xīn appraisal center; a facility or organization that specializes in evaluating the authenticity or value of items
鉴别方法 jiàn bié fāng fǎ method of identification; technique or criteria used to distinguish something
鉴宝师 jiàn bǎo shī appraiser; expert in appraising antiques or treasures
鉴宝 jiàn bǎo appraisal and identification of treasures or antiques
伏圣鉴 fú shèng jiàn to submit to the judgment of the Emperor; to seek approval from a higher authority
鉴事 jiàn shì examine the matter; inspect the issue
圣鉴 shèng jiàn sacred guidance; imperial instructions
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