Translation of 监 to English with examples of 监 -Chinese-English dictionary Trainchinese

监

監

jiān

char. supervise, inspect; prison, jail

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Other meanings

[jiàn] char. name of imperial office (in ancient times)

CHARACTER COMPOSITION

RADICAL

皿 dish

SIMILAR CHARACTERS

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Simplified Chinese

Traditional Chinese

Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.

EXAMPLES

监管

監管

jiān guǎn

v. monitor, supervise

监督

監督

jiān dū

v. supervise

监狱

監獄

jiān yù

n. prison

监视

監視

jiān shì

v. keep watch on, monitor, guard

监考

監考

jiān kǎo

v. to watch over students during examinations

监牢

監牢

jiān láo

n. prison, jail

总监

總監

zǒng jiān

n. commissioner (police), inspector-general

监听

監聽

jiān tīng

v. monitor, listen in, eavesdrop