Phonosemantic compound. 金 represents the meaning and 監 represents the sound.
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劉 Liu (trad)蓥 polish (alt) (simp)釘 nail (trad)釜 pot針 needle (trad/jp)鉛 lead (trad/jp)鉞 broad-axe (trad)鉦 ancient (trad)鉴 looking (simp)銎 eyehole to hang an axe by銜 title (trad)銮 bells hung on horse (simp)銷 put up for sale (trad)鋈 silver plating錄 record (trad)錢 coin (trad)錯 mistaken (trad/jp)錶 watch (trad)錾 engraving tool (simp)鍛 forge (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
鉴
Seal
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
鉴
Seal
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
鉴
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
鉴
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
鉴
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
鉴
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
鉴
Regular
Modern
Chinese
鉴 / 鑒 [jiàn]
variant of 鑑|鉴[jiàn]
Japanese
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (25)
鉴于 [jiànyú] #4,855
in view of
借鉴 [jièjiàn] #24,862
to draw on (others' experience)
有鉴于此 [yǒujiànyúcǐ] #12,584
in view of this
前车之鉴 [qiánchēzhījiàn] #29,993
to learn a lesson from the mistakes of one's predecessor (idiom)
亲子鉴定 [qīnzǐjiàndìng] #30,670
paternity or maternity test
印鉴 [yìnjiàn] #60,153
seal impression
鉴赏家 [jiànshǎngjiā] #41,228
connoisseur
品鉴 [pǐnjiàn] #36,177
to judge
资治通鉴 [ZīzhìTōngjiàn] #36,796
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[SīmǎGuāng] Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls
鉴真 [Jiànzhēn] #43,442
Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang dynastic Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism
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