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监
監
jiàn
1. supervisor
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)

总监
zǒngjiān
head
太监
tàijiàn
court eunuch
监听
jiāntīng
to monitor
探监
tànjiān
to visit a prisoner (usu. a relative or friend)
收监
shōujiān
to imprison
监门
jiānmén
gatekeeper
校监
xiàojiàn
supervisor (of school)
监考
jiānkǎo
to proctor (an exam)
监利
Jiānlì
Jianli county in Jingzhou [[荊州|荆州<Jīngzhōu>]], Hubei
监趸
jiāndǔn
prisoner (Cantonese)
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

Alternate Entries

监
jiān
hard / strong / solid / firm / to supervise / to inspect / jail / prison

Metadata

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