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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.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

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

Related words

Other words that share a character with 监管.

WordPinyinMeaning
监督 (監督)jiān dūto supervise; to oversee; to inspect
监狱 (監獄)jiān yùprison
监控 (監控)jiān kòngto monitor
监视 (監視)jiān shìto monitor; to keep a close watch over
监察 (監察)jiān cháto supervise; to control
管理guǎn lǐto supervise; to manage
尽管 (儘管)jǐn guǎndespite; although
不管bù guǎnnot to be concerned; regardless of

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.

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