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监

jiān

HSK 6 Character Traditional 監

What 监 means

1. to supervise
2. to inspect
3. jail
4. prison

Other readings

监 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• jiànsupervisor; supervisory office (in imperial China)

Example sentences

• 他在监视着。
  Tā zài jiānshì zhe.
  He is keeping an eye out.
• 有人在监视。
  Yǒu rén zài jiānshì.
  Someone is watching.
• 我进过监狱。
  I've been in prison.
• 你在监狱做什么
  Nǐ zài jiānyù zuò shénme
  What were you in prison for?
• 你去过监狱吗？
  Have you ever been in jail?
• 你在监狱做什幺？
  What are you doing on prison grounds?

Words starting with 监

• 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
• 监控jiān kòngto monitor
• 监管jiān guǎnto oversee; to take charge of; to supervise
• 监测jiān cèto monitor
• 监考jiān kǎoto proctor (an exam); to invigilate
• 监禁jiān jìnto imprison; to jail; to take into custody
• 监察jiān cháto supervise; to control
• 监理jiān lǐto supervise; to oversee (e.g. a construction project)…
• 监制jiān zhìto supervise the manufacture of; to supervise the shooting of films…
• 监护jiān hùto act as a guardian
• 监护人jiān hù rénguardian
• 监视器jiān shì qìsecurity camera; surveillance monitor
• 监听jiān tīngto monitor; to listen in; to eavesdrop
• 监牢jiān láoprison; jail
• 监工jiān gōngworkplace overseer; foreman
• 监学jiān xuéschool official responsible for supervising the students (old)
• 监查jiān cháto supervise; to audit; to monitor
• 监看jiān kànto monitor; to keep an eye on
• 监门jiān méngatekeeper
• 监利市Jiàn lì ShìJianli, a county-level city in Jingzhou City 荆州市
• 监查员jiān chá yuánsupervisor; monitor
• 监理所jiān lǐ suǒinspection and control bureau

Words containing 监

• 总监zǒng jiānhead; director (of an organizational unit); (police) commissioner
• 太监tài jiàncourt eunuch; palace eunuch
• 证监会Zhèng jiān huìChina Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) (abbr. for 中国证券监督管理委员会
• 中国证监会Zhōng guó Zhèng jiān huìChina Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) (abbr. for 中国证券监督管理委员会
• 国子监Guó zǐ jiànGuozijian, the highest educational administrative body in imperial China, in some…
• 探监tàn jiānto visit a prisoner (usu. a relative or friend)
• 学监xué jiānschool official responsible for supervising the students (old)
• 收监shōu jiānto imprison; to take into custody
• 保监会Bǎo Jiān huìChina Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC), abbr. for 中国保险监督管理委员会
• 理监事lǐ jiān shìmember of a board of directors
• 国家监委Guó jiā Jiān wěiNational Supervision Commission (abbr. for 国家监察委员会
• 运营总监yùn yíng zǒng jiānchief operating officer (COO)
• 跟监gēn jiān(Taiwan) to tail (sb) (abbr. for 跟踪监视
• 海监船hǎi jiān chuánnaval surveillance vessel; maritime patrol boat
• 连续监视lián xù jiān shìcontinuous monitoring
• 终身监禁zhōng shēn jiān jìnlife sentence
• 互相监督hù xiāng jiān dūmutual supervision
• 远程监控yuǎn chéng jiān kòngRMON; remote monitoring
• 远距离监视yuǎn jù lí jiān shìoff-site monitoring
• 校监xiào jiānchancellor (of a university)
• 保障监督bǎo zhàng jiān dūsafeguards
• 银监会Yín Jiān huìChina Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC), abbr. for 中国银行业监督管理委员会
• 伊朗宪监会Yī lǎng Xiàn jiān huìGuardian Council of the Constitution of Iran
• 女舍监nǚ shè jiānmatron

Characters that look like 监

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 益yìbenefit; profit; advantage
• 菌jūngerm; bacteria; fungus
• 盐yánsalt
• 盆pénbasin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗
• 盎àng(literary) ancient earthenware container with a big belly and small mouth…
• 盅zhōnghandleless cup; goblet

Sounds the same

Read jiān, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 间between; among; within a definite time or space
• 坚strong; solid; firm
• 兼double; twice; simultaneous
• 艰difficult; hard; hardship
• 肩shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
• 煎to pan fry; to sauté
• 尖pointed; tapering; sharp; (of a sound) shrill; piercing…
• 奸wicked; crafty; traitor
• 渐to imbue
• 笺letter; note-paper
• 歼to annihilate; abbr. for 歼击机
• 浅sound of moving water