Chinese symbol for “oversee”
监管
jiān guǎn
Traditional: 監管
to oversee; to take charge of; to supervise; to administer
The closest CC-CEDICT match for oversee is 监管 (jiān guǎn), defined as: to oversee; to take charge of; to supervise; to administer; supervisory; supervision.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “oversee”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 监督 (監督) | jiān dū | to supervise; to oversee; to inspect |
| 督办 (督辦) | dū bàn | to oversee; to supervise |
| 监理 (監理) | jiān lǐ | to supervise; to oversee (e.g. a construction project); (of a regulatory body) to oversee; to regulate (e.g. financial institutions) |
| 督导 (督導) | dū dǎo | to direct; to oversee |
| 坐镇 (坐鎮) | zuò zhèn | (of a commanding officer) to keep watch; to oversee |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 监管.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 监督 (監督) | jiān dū | to supervise; to oversee; to inspect |
| 监狱 (監獄) | jiān yù | prison |
| 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 |
| 管理 | guǎn lǐ | to supervise; to manage |
| 尽管 (儘管) | jǐn guǎn | despite; although |
| 不管 | bù guǎn | not to be concerned; regardless of |
See also: Japanese symbol for “oversee”.
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.