监 — Chinese character
监
jiān
to supervise, to direct, to control; to inspect; prison, jail
- Pinyin
- jiān
- Radical
- 108 ⽫ (Dish)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 皿
- Traditional
- 監
Common words with 监
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 监督 (監督) | jiān dū | to supervise; to oversee; to inspect |
| 监狱 (監獄) | jiān yù | prison |
| 监管 (監管) | jiān guǎn | to oversee; to take charge of |
| 监控 (監控) | jiān kòng | to monitor |
| 监视 (監視) | jiān shì | to monitor; to keep a close watch over |
| 监察 (監察) | jiān chá | to supervise; to control |
| 监测 (監測) | jiān cè | to monitor |
| 总监 (總監) | zǒng jiān | head; director (of an organizational unit) |
| 监禁 (監禁) | jiān jìn | to imprison; to jail |
| 太监 (太監) | tài jiàn | court eunuch; palace eunuch |
| 监护人 (監護人) | jiān hù rén | guardian |
| 监听 (監聽) | jiān tīng | to monitor; to listen in; to eavesdrop |
English words written with 监
- prison
- commissioner
- monitor
- guardian
- custody
- surveillance
- supervisor
- supervision
- oversee
- safeguards
- supervisory
- proctor
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.