监
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to supervise; to inspect; jail; prison
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Dict coverage rank #925 U+76D1
How 监 is formed
components: 皿
? unknown part
How to remember it
supervise · Heisig RSH #1139
fencing foil + reclining + 掉 drop + dish — as a component also called: hidden camera
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 监 as their sound component
These characters all use 监 (jiān) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 监 sound component | jiān | to supervise, to direct, to control; to inspect; prison, jail |
| 蓝 | lán | blue; indigo plant; surname |
| 滥 | làn | to flood, to overflow; excessive |
| 篮 | lán | basket; goal |
| 槛 | kǎn | threshold, door frame |
| 尴 | gān | embarrassed; ill-at-ease |
| 褴 | lán | ragged, tattered, threadbare |
Words containing 监
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 国家电力监管委员会 | Guó jiā Diàn lì Jiān guǎn Wěi yuán huì | State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PRC) |
| 中国证监会 | Zhōng guó Zhèng jiān huì | China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) (abbr. for 中國證券監督管理委員會|中国证券监督管理委员会[Zhong1 gu… |
| 国子监 | Guó zǐ jiàn | Guozijian, the highest educational administrative body in imperial China, in some dynastie… |
| 监利市 | Jiàn lì Shì | Jianli, a county-level city in Jingzhou City 荊州市|荆州市[Jing1 zhou1 Shi4], Hubei |
| 中国银行业监督管理委员会 | Zhōng guó Yín háng yè Jiān dū Guǎn lǐ Wěi yuán huì | China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) |
| 国务院国有资产监督管理委员会 | Guó wù yuàn Guó yǒu Zī chǎn Jiān dū Guǎn lǐ Wěi yuán huì | State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council |
| 理监事 | lǐ jiān shì | member of a board of directors |
| 国家监察委员会 | Guó jiā Jiān chá Wěi yuán huì | National Supervision Commission of the PRC, anti-corruption agency established in 2018 |
| 国有资产监督管理委员会 | Guó yǒu Zī chǎn Jiān dū Guǎn lǐ Wěi yuán huì | State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC), an entity that overs… |
| 保监会 | Bǎo Jiān huì | China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC), abbr. for 中國保險監督管理委員會|中国保险监督管理委员会[Zhong1 guo… |
| 国家监委 | Guó jiā Jiān wěi | National Supervision Commission (abbr. for 國家監察委員會|国家监察委员会[Guo2 jia1 Jian1 cha2 Wei3 yuan2… |
| 三宝太监 | Sān bǎo tài jiàn | Sanbao Eunuch, official title of Zheng He 鄭和|郑和[Zheng4 He2]; also written 三保太監|三保太监 |
| 中国保险监督管理委员会 | Zhōng guó Bǎo xiǎn Jiān dū Guǎn lǐ Wěi yuán huì | China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) |
| 监理所 | jiān lǐ suǒ | inspection and control bureau |
| 皇上不急太监急 | huáng shàng bù jí tài jiàn jí | see 皇帝不急太監急|皇帝不急太监急[huang2 di4 bu4 ji2 tai4 jian4 ji2] |
| 皇上不急急太监 | huáng shàng bù jí jí tài jiàn | see 皇帝不急太監急|皇帝不急太监急[huang2 di4 bu4 ji2 tai4 jian4 ji2] |
| 监视器 | jiān shì qì | security camera; surveillance monitor |
| 证监会 | Zhèng jiān huì | China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) (abbr. for 中國證券監督管理委員會|中国证券监督管理委员会[Zhong1 gu… |
| 银监会 | Yín Jiān huì | China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC), abbr. for 中國銀行業監督管理委員會|中国银行业监督管理委员会[Zhong1 guo… |
| 学监 | xué jiān | school official responsible for supervising the students (old) |