见(jiàn)

HSK 14 strokesTrad. 見
Readingsjiànxiàn

to see

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
jiàn / xiàn
Meaning
to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview; opinion; view
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
見

Origin & structure

Where 见 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿵冂儿

Simplified form of 見; a man 儿 with the eye 目 emphasized

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

冂jiōng儿ér

Parts are arranged enclosing from above.

Traditional form 見: A man 儿 with the eye 目 emphasized

How to write 见 step by step

4 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 见

Common words using 见 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zài再jiàn见
HSK 1

goodbye

Open 再见 page →
kě可jiàn见
HSK 4

it can clearly be seen (that this is the case)

Open 可见 page →
zhǐ只jiàn见
HSK 5

to see (the same thing) over and over again

Open 只见 page →
bù不jiàn见
HSK 6

not to see; not to meet; to have disappeared; to be missing

Open 不见 page →
piān偏jiàn见
HSK 7-9

prejudice; bias

Open 偏见 page →
bù不jiàn见dé得
HSK 7-9

not necessarily

Open 不见得 page →
cān参jiàn见
HSK 7-9

to refer to

Open 参见 page →
zhǔ主jiàn见

one's own view; definite opinion

Open 主见 page →

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一七三上下不东两

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再可只不偏得参主

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