Meaning
hard; strong; solid; firm; to supervise; to inspect
Chinese: 困难、坚硬、强壮、强烈。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jian” becomes a different word in each tone. 监 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 监督jiān dūto supervise; to oversee; to inspect
- 监狱jiān yùprison
- 监视jiān shìto monitor; to keep a close watch over; surveillance
- 总监zǒng jiānhead; director (of an organizational unit); (police) commissioner; inspector-general
- 监测jiān cèto monitor
Example Sentence
考试的时候有老师监考。Kǎo shì de shí hou yǒu lǎo shī jiān kǎo.During the exam there is a teacher invigilating.
考试Kǎo shìto take an exam的deof时候shí houtime有yǒuto have老师lǎo shīteacher监考jiān kǎoto proctor (an exam)。