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监
監
jiān
1. hard
2. strong
3. solid
4. firm
5. to supervise
6. to inspect
7. jail
8. prison
Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

监
jiān
to supervise, to direct, to control; to inspect; prison, jail
HSK 6 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

太监
tàijiàn
court eunuch
探监
tànjiān
to visit a prisoner (usu. a relative or friend)
收监
shōujiān
to imprison
校监
xiàojiàn
supervisor (of school)
监利
Jiānlì
Jianli county in Jingzhou [[荊州|荆州<Jīngzhōu>]], Hubei
监守
jiānshǒu
to have custody of
监察
jiānchá
to supervise
监工
jiāngōng
a workplace overseer
监押
jiānyā
a jail
监控
jiānkòng
to monitor
监查
jiānchá
to supervise
监测
jiāncè
to monitor
监牢
jiānláo
prison
监牧
jiānmù
shepherd
监狱
jiānyù
prison
HSK 6
监督
jiāndū
to control
HSK 6
监票
jiānpiào
to scrutinize balloting
监禁
jiānjìn
to imprison
监管
jiānguǎn
to oversee
监考
jiānkǎo
to proctor (an exam)

Alternate Entries

监
jiàn
supervisor

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
837
Word Frequency Rank
1,839 of 84,292

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