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鉴

jiàn

HSK 6 Character Traditional 鑑

What 鉴 means

1. bronze mirror (used in ancient times)
2. to reflect
3. to mirror
4. sth that serves as a warning or a lesson
5. to examine
6. to scrutinize

Other readings

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

• jiànvariant of {鉴|jiàn}
• jiànold variant of {鉴|jiàn}
• jiànvariant of {鉴|jiàn}

Example sentences

• 我们要以史为鉴。
  We should learn from history.
• 他对古董很有鉴赏力。
  He has an eye for antiques.
• 他很有鉴赏古董的眼光。
  Tā hěn yǒu jiànshǎng gǔdǒng de yǎnguāng.
  He has an eye for antiques.
• 他对鉴品红酒很有一套。
  Tā duì jiàn pǐnhóng jiǔ hěn yǒuyītào.
  He has a good palate for wine.
• 经鉴定，此人三观不正。
  Jīng jiàndìng, cǐ rén sān guān bù zhèng.
  This person's worldview is officially unhealthy.
• 她对绘画有很好的鉴赏力。
  Tā duì huìhuà yǒu hěn hǎo de jiànshǎnglì.
  She's got a good eye for paintings.

Words starting with 鉴

• 鉴定jiàn dìngto examine sth to determine its authenticity, quality, value etc; to appraise…
• 鉴于jiàn yúin view of; seeing that; considering
• 鉴别jiàn biéto differentiate; to distinguish
• 鉴赏jiàn shǎngto appreciate (as a connoisseur)
• 鉴价jiàn jiàto appraise; appraisal; valuation
• 鉴证jiàn zhèngappraisal; verification; authentication
• 鉴识jiàn shíto identify; to detect
• 鉴权jiàn quán(computing) authentication
• 鉴此jiàn cǐin light of this
• 鉴真Jiàn zhēnJianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang dynastic Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after…
• 鉴赏家jiàn shǎng jiāconnoisseur; appreciative person; fan
• 鉴往知来jiàn wǎng zhī láito observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs)…
• 鉴真和尚Jiàn zhēn hé shangJianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several…
• 鉴黄jiàn huángto inspect videos and other media for pornographic content
• 鉴黄师jiàn huáng shīcontent moderator specializing in pornographic material (both online and offline)
• 鉴戒jiàn jièlesson from events of the past; warning

Words containing 鉴

• 借鉴jiè jiànto draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things)…
• 年鉴nián jiànannual report; yearbook; almanac
• 资治通鉴Zī zhì Tōng jiànA Mirror for the Wise Ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), a vast…
• 前车之鉴qián chē zhī jiàn(lit.) a warning taken from the overturned cart ahead (idiom)…
• 印鉴yìn jiànseal impression; stamp; mark from a seal serving as signature
• 品鉴pǐn jiànto judge; to examine; to evaluate
• 图鉴tú jiànillustrated handbook
• 评鉴píng jiànevaluation; assessment
• 赏鉴shǎng jiànto appreciate (a work of art)
• 以史为鉴yǐ shǐ wéi jiànto learn from history (idiom)
• 引以为鉴yǐn yǐ wéi jiànto take a lesson from (an adverse experience)
• 后车之鉴hòu chē zhī jiànlit. warning to the following cart (idiom); don't follow the track of an overturned cart…
• 德法年鉴Dé Fǎ Nián jiànDeutsch-Französische Jahrbücher…
• 有鉴于此yǒu jiàn yú cǐin view of this; to this end
• 油光可鉴yóu guāng kě jiànlit. oily and shiny to the point of reflecting (idiom); lustrous
• 亲子鉴定qīn zǐ jiàn dìngpaternity or maternity test
• 洞鉴dòng jiànto examine deeply; to inspect closely
• 赐鉴cì jiàn(formal) (used in a submitted document) please review; for your kind consideration
• 龙龛手鉴Lóng kān Shǒu jiànLongkan Shoujian, Chinese character dictionary from 997 AD containing 26,430 entries…
• DNA鉴定D N A jiàn dìngDNA test; DNA testing
• 国家文物鉴定委员会Guó jiā Wén wù Jiàn dìng Wěi yuán huìNational Commission for the Identification of Cultural Heritage
• 前车之覆，后车之鉴qián chē zhī fù , hòu chē zhī jiànlit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom)…

Characters that look like 鉴

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

• 喜xǐto be fond of; to like; to enjoy
• 慕mùto admire
• 墓mùgrave; tomb; mausoleum
• 暮mùevening; sunset
• 蔷qiángused in 蔷薇
• 銮luánimperial

Sounds the same

Read jiàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 见to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)
• 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
• 舰warship
• 箭arrow
• 溅to splash