💡
Choosing Mnemonics

Pick the mnemonic story that sticks best for you by clicking its ☆ — there's no wrong choice, and you'll be able to write your own soon. Then press Continue.

jiān = ji + an1
to supervise / to inspect / jail / prison
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…
jiàn = ji + an4
supervisor
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…

How to pronounce 监

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.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ an1 final

In front of the anthill.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

监 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
dāo = d + ao1
Kangxi radical 18 (刀[dao1]) as a vertical side element / see also 立刀旁[li4 dao1 pang2] / see also 側刀旁|侧刀旁[ce4 dao1 pang2]
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…
dài = d + ai4
see 大夫[dai4 fu5]
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…
= d + a4
big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…
mǐn = mi + (e)n3
dish / vessel / shallow container / rad. no. 108
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…
mǐn = mi + (e)n3
(bound form) dish; vessel; shallow container / radical no. 108
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…

Characters with 监 as component

làn = l + an4
overflowing / excessive / indiscriminate
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…
jiàn = ji + an4
banister / balustrade / cage for animal or prisoner / to transport caged prisoner on a cart
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…
kǎn = k + an3
door sill / threshold
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…
Loading...

Words with 监

show 40 more
to oversee / to take charge of / to supervise / to administer / supervisory / supervision
to supervise / to control

Sentences with 监

wēn
fān
le
tiān
jūn
 
 
dǎo
huǐ
le
jiān

Want to remember 监 for good?

Make it your learning target and MandarinBanana works out the shortest route to it: the two sounds its syllable is built from, then the components of the character itself, one short step at a time. No account needed to start.

jiān / jiàn

2 translations

Comments
There aren't any comments yet.

Prompt snippets

No snippets yet.