Chinese symbol for “supervisory”

监管

jiān guǎn

Traditional: 監管

to oversee; to take charge of; to supervise; to administer

The closest CC-CEDICT match for supervisory 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

监 jiān

to supervise, to direct, to control; to inspect; prison, jail

radical 108 ⽫ · 10 strokes

管 guǎn

tube, pipe, duct; to manage, to control

radical 118 ⽵ · 14 strokes

Traditional forms

監 jiān

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

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