jiàn = ji + an4
to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view
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xiàn = xi + an4
to appear / also written 現|现[xian4]
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How to pronounce 見

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

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+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

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= xi initial

Xi is for Xi Shi (西施), one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China.

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+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

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見 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= mu + Ø4
eye / (literary) to look; to regard / eye (of a net); mesh / mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mu4 shu4]) / item; section / list; catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name; title
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rén = r + (e)n2
variant of 人[ren2] / "person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 10), occurring in 兒, 兀, 兄 etc
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ér = Ø + Ø2
child / son
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non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final
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Characters with 見 as component

jìng = ji + (e)ng4
unexpectedly / actually / to go so far as to / indeed
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xiàn = xi + an4
to appear / present / now / existing / current
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shì = sh + Ø4
to look at / to regard / to inspect
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Words with 見

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partial view / limited outlook
to lower oneself to sb's level / to argue with sb less well-informed

Sentences with 見

見 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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jiàn / xiàn

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