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监 - jiān

supervise, control, direct

supervise, control, direct

How to read 监

Click 监 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinjiān
Englishsupervise, control, direct
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

监利 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 监学. Please read 监守 one more time.

Common words with this character

see 監利市|监利市[Jian4 li4 Shi4]
school official responsible for supervising the students
to have custody of
to supervise; to control

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 监 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 监利 and 监学 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 监.