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见

jiàn

HSK 1 Character Traditional 見

What 见 means

1. to see
2. to meet
3. to appear (to be sth)
4. to interview
5. opinion
6. view

Other readings

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

• xiànto appear; also written {现|xiàn}

Example sentences

• 再见！
  See you again.
• 再见。
  See you.
• 明天见。
  See you tomorrow.
• 我见过。
  I've seen it.
• 下周见。
  Until next week.
• 明天见！
  See you tomorrow.

Words starting with 见

• 见面jiàn miànto meet; to see each other
• 见到jiàn dàoto see
• 见解jiàn jiěopinion; view; understanding
• 见闻jiàn wénwhat one has seen and heard; knowledge; one's experience
• 见义勇为jiàn yì yǒng wéi(idiom, from the Analects) (usu. of a passer-by who comes across a critical situation) to…
• 见多识广jiàn duō shí guǎng(idiom) experienced and knowledgeable
• 见证jiàn zhèngto be witness to; witness; evidence
• 见识jiàn shito gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself; knowledge
• 见状jiàn zhuàngupon seeing this, ...; in response, ...
• 见得jiàn déto seem; to appear; (in a negative or interrogative sentence) to be sure
• 见鬼jiàn guǐabsurd; strange; (interj.) curse it!
• 见习jiàn xíto learn on the job; to be on probation
• 见效jiàn xiàoto produce the intended effect; to achieve the desired result
• 见长jiàn chángto excel at (typically used after the area of expertise) (Example: 以研究见长
• 见方jiàn fāng(measurement) (after a length) square (as in "10 feet square")
• 见不得人jiàn bu dé rénshameful
• 见怪不怪jiàn guài bù guài(idiom) to have seen sth so often that it doesn't seem strange at all…
• 见证人jiàn zhèng réneyewitness (to an incident); witness (to a legal transaction)
• 见面会jiàn miàn huìmeet and greet; fan meeting
• 见地jiàn dìopinion; view; insight
• 见报jiàn bàoto appear in the news; in the papers
• 见不得jiàn bu dénot fit to be seen by; should not be exposed to; can't bear to see
• 见外jiàn wàito treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest
• 见天jiàn tiān(colloquial) every day

Words containing 见

• 看见kàn jiànto see; to catch sight of
• 再见zài jiàngoodbye; see you again later
• 意见yì jiànidea; opinion; suggestion
• 可见kě jiànit can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear; clear
• 碰见pèng jiànto run into; to meet (unexpectedly); to bump into
• 不见得bù jiàn denot necessarily; not likely
• 听见tīng jiànto hear
• 罕见hǎn jiànrare; rarely seen
• 偏见piān jiànprejudice; bias
• 各抒己见gè shū jǐ jiàneveryone gives their own view
• 喜闻乐见xǐ wén lè jiànto love to hear and see (idiom); well received; to one's liking
• 只见zhǐ jiànto see (the same thing) over and over again; to see, to one's surprise…
• 遇见yù jiànto meet
• 常见cháng jiàncommonly seen; common; to see sth frequently
• 会见huì jiànto meet with (sb who is paying a visit)
• 梦见mèng jiànto dream about (sth or sb); to see in a dream
• 相见xiāng jiànto see each other; to meet in person
• 接见jiē jiànto receive sb; to grant an interview
• 想见xiǎng jiànto infer; to gather
• 少见shǎo jiànrare; seldom seen; (formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you
• 瞧见qiáo jiànto see
• 眼见yǎn jiànto see with one's own eyes; very soon
• 由此可见yóu cǐ kě jiànfrom this, it can be seen that...
• 参见cān jiànto refer to; see also; compare (cf.)

Characters that look like 见

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

• 贝bèicowrie; shellfish; currency (archaic)
• 支zhīto support; to sustain; to erect
• 无wúnot to have; no; none
• 瓦wǎroof tile; abbr. for 瓦特
• 互hùmutual
• 史shǐhistory; annals; title of an official historian in ancient China

Sounds the same

Read jiàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 件item; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc
• 健healthy; to invigorate; to strengthen
• 建to establish; to found; to set up
• 键key (on a piano or computer keyboard); button (on a mouse or other device); chemical bond
• 渐gradual; gradually
• 践to fulfill (a promise); to tread; to walk
• 荐to recommend; to offer sacrifice (arch.); grass
• 剑double-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword
• 鉴bronze mirror (used in ancient times); to reflect; to mirror
• 舰warship
• 箭arrow
• 溅to splash