监(jiān): to supervise
Readingsjiānjiàn
to supervise
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- jiān / jiàn
- Meaning
- to supervise; to inspect; jail; prison
- Strokes
- 10
- HSK level
- HSK 6
- Traditional
- 監
Origin & structure
Where 监 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 监 step by step
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Words with 监
Common words using 监 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
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