鉴 — Chinese character
鉴
jiàn
mirror, looking glass; to reflect
- Pinyin
- jiàn
- Radical
- 167 ⾦ (Gold)
- Strokes
- 13
- Components
- 金
- Formation
- pictophonetic — metal; meaning component 金
- Traditional
- 鑒
Common words with 鉴
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鉴定 (鑑定) | jiàn dìng | to examine sth to determine its authenticity, quality, value etc; to appraise; to evaluate; to authenticate |
| 鉴于 (鑒於) | jiàn yú | in view of; seeing that |
| 借鉴 (借鑒) | jiè jiàn | to draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things) |
| 鉴别 (鑑別) | jiàn bié | to differentiate; to distinguish |
| 鉴赏 (鑑賞) | jiàn shǎng | to appreciate (as a connoisseur) |
| 年鉴 (年鑑) | nián jiàn | annual report; yearbook |
| 评鉴 (評鑑) | píng jiàn | evaluation; assessment |
| 评鉴 (評鑒) | píng jiàn | variant of 评鉴 (píng jiàn) |
| 前车之鉴 (前車之鑑) | qián chē zhī jiàn | (lit.) a warning taken from the overturned cart ahead (idiom); (fig.) lesson learned from past mistakes or failures |
| 前车之鉴 (前車之鑒) | qián chē zhī jiàn | variant of 前车之鉴 (qián chē zhī jiàn) |
| 鉴证 (鑑證) | jiàn zhèng | appraisal; verification |
| 有鉴于此 (有鑒於此) | yǒu jiàn yú cǐ | in view of this; to this end |
English words written with 鉴
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