Chinese symbol for “monitor”
监控
jiān kòng
Traditional: 監控
to monitor
The closest CC-CEDICT match for monitor is 监控 (jiān kòng), defined as: to monitor.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “monitor”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 监视 (監視) | jiān shì | to monitor; to keep a close watch over |
| 监测 (監測) | jiān cè | to monitor |
| 监听 (監聽) | jiān tīng | to monitor; to listen in; to eavesdrop |
| 监看 (監看) | jiān kàn | to monitor; to keep an eye on |
| 显示器 (顯示器) | xiǎn shì qì | display device; monitor |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 监控.
| 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 |
| 监视 (監視) | jiān shì | to monitor; to keep a close watch over |
| 监察 (監察) | jiān chá | to supervise; to control |
| 控制 | kòng zhì | to control |
| 指控 | zhǐ kòng | accusation; a (criminal) charge |
| 控股 | kòng gǔ | to own a controlling number of shares in a company |
See also: Japanese symbol for “monitor”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.