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監
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监
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supervise

HSK 10 N1
Abstract →Qualities
jiān
カン
감
Depicts a person (人) looking (臣) at his own reflection on a plate (皿).
Components
臣 feudal official+ 人 person+ 皿 dish =
監 supervise
臣 Iconic component
chén feudal official
minister, statesman, official
Depicts an eye.
人 Iconic component
rén person
man
皿 Iconic component
mǐn dish
shallow container
Notes
Similar Characters
监 supervise (simp)临 draw (simp)卧 lie-down (simp)臥 for sleeping (trad)臨 be about to (trad/jp)臤 to gouge out an eye臧 right姫 beauty宦 officialdom赜 deep (simp)万 ten thousand (jp)丏 parapet乘 hitch a ride亮 shiny介 introduce从 since (simp)以 by means of企 look forward to众 multitude (simp)佥 all (simp)
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
監
Regular
Modern
Chinese
监 / 監 [jiān]
to supervise; to inspect; jail; prison
监 / 監 [jiàn]
supervisor
Japanese
監 げん 同音

noun

  1. archaic special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi)
  2. archaic secretary; (explanation) third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
監 かんざき
Kanzaki surname
CHINESE WORDS (88)
监狱 [jiān​yù] #685
prison
监督 [jiān​dū] #5,752
to control
监视 [jiān​shì] #1,364
to monitor
监管 [jiān​guǎn] #8,105
to oversee
监控 [jiān​kòng] #2,383
to monitor
监测 [jiān​cè] #12,437
to monitor
总监 [zǒng​jiān] #7,599
head
监察 [jiān​chá] #15,759
to supervise
监禁 [jiān​jìn] #4,939
to imprison
监护 [jiān​hù] #6,866
to act as a guardian
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JAPANESE WORDS (152)
⭐ 監視 [かんし] #2,260
monitoring
⭐ 監督 [かんとく] #4,428
supervision
⭐ 監禁 [かんきん] #8,822
confinement
監視カメラ [かんしカメラ] #13,965
surveillance camera
⭐ 監獄 [かんごく] #16,333
prison
⭐ 監査 [かんさ] #30,917
inspection
収監 [しゅうかん] #30,946
imprisonment
⭐ 総監 [そうかん] #31,058
inspector general
監視下 [かんしか] #31,353
supervised
⭐ 監修 [かんしゅう] #32,804
(editorial) supervision
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KOREAN WORDS (17)
감독 #2,701
supervision; oversight; inspection
감시 #5,772
surveillance; observation; watch
감옥 #7,576
prison
감방 #9,284
prison; prison cell
감독관 #22,055
supervisor; inspector; overseer
조감독 #32,674
assistant director
감금
confinement; imprisonment; detention
감리
construction supervision
감시망
surveillance system; surveillance network
감시원
watcher; surveillant
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