jiān = ji + an1
to supervise / to inspect / jail / prison
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jiàn = ji + an4
supervisor
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How to pronounce 監

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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+ an1 final

In front of the anthill.

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= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

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+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

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監 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
chén = ch + (e)n2
surname Chen
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chén = ch + (e)n2
state official or subject in dynastic China / I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign) / Kangxi radical 131
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= ji + Ø2
archaic variant of 亼[ji2]
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one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "ra"), an ancient Korean writing system
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mǐn = mi + (e)n3
dish / vessel / shallow container / rad. no. 108
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mǐn = mi + (e)n3
(bound form) dish; vessel; shallow container / radical no. 108
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Characters with 監 as component

jiàn = ji + an4
variant of 鑑|鉴[jian4]
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làn = l + an4
overflowing / excessive / indiscriminate
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jiàn = ji + an4
banister / balustrade / cage for animal or prisoner / to transport caged prisoner on a cart
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Words with 監

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China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC), abbr. for 中國保險監督管理委員會|中国保险监督管理委员会[Zhong1 guo2 Bao3 xian3 Jian1 du1 Guan3 li3 Wei3 yuan2 hui4]

Sentences with 監

監 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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jiān / jiàn

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