监 jiān to supervise
to supervise; to direct; to control; prison; jail
How it came to be
An eye bent over a basin of water, the oldest mirror there was. Looking down into something and watching closely what it shows.
How it is used
- To supervise/monitor, and prison - 监督 (jiāndū) to supervise/oversee, 监视 (jiānshì) to keep under surveillance.
- 监控 (jiānkòng) = to monitor / CCTV; 监测 (jiāncè) = to monitor/measure (data); 监管 (jiānguǎn) = to regulate/oversee.
- Prison sense: 监狱 (jiānyù) prison, 坐监 to be jailed.
- 监护人 (jiānhùrén) = a legal guardian.
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Words with 监
Example sentences
- 这所监狱专门关押政治犯。 Zhè suǒ jiānyù zhuānmén guānyā zhèngzhìfàn.This prison specializes in incarcerating political prisoners.