Definition & Meaning
an imperial office; prison
Words & phrases
Similar-form characters
Characters with jian
jiàn

监

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Final(T3):iànVideo guide
Radical:
皿
Structure:Above to below
Strokes:
10
Traditional:
監
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  • n.an imperial office; prison

    • qīn tiān jiàn

      钦天监

      Board of Astronomy

    • guó zǐ jiàn

      国子监

      the Imperial College

    synonym
    láo牢yù狱

Words and phrases with 监

  • 监生
    [word]student of the Imperial College in the Ming and Qing dynasties
  • 监本
    [word]books printed by successive Imperial Colleges
  • 监利
    [word]name of a place in Hubei Province

Similar-form characters to 监

Chinese Characters with pinyin jiàn

  • 建
    build; establish
  • 见
    see; meet
  • 健
    healthy; strengthen
  • 件
    item; letter
  • 剑
    sword

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