CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- jian4
- English meanings
- see, be exposed to, become visible, call on, refer to, meet with, appear to be, appear, vide, catch sight of, meet
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Enclosed from above structure
Enclosed from above arrangement: outside 冂; inside 儿.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
bit
frugal; thrifty
healthy; strong
hold two or more jobs concurrently
cut
fox
shears
hard; firm; resolute
wicked; traitor
sharp
build
to choose
to pick up
card; note; Cambodia
examine; check
check
annihilate
shuttlecock
gradually
to splash
to pan fry
supervise; prison
alkali; base
simple; brief
arrow
shoulder
warship
difficult; hard
recommend
lowly
practice; trample
reflect; inspect
linchpin
between; room
room
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 不见
- 不见得
- 会见
- 偏见
- 再见
- 参见
- 只见
- 可见
- 司空见惯
- 听见
- 少见
- 常见
- 意见
- 拜见
- 接见
- 显而易见
- 望见
- 梦见
- 由此可见
- 看得见
- 看见
- 碰见
- 罕见
- 见义勇为
- 见仁见智
- 见到
- 见外
- 见效
- 见解
- 见证
- 见识
- 见过
- 见钱眼开
- 见面
- 远见
- 遇见
- 随处可见
- 难得一见
- 预见