1. 監
  2. 控

監

Previous (升)Next (临)
  • 836th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 71 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
監→
No glyph available皿
2Radical
監→
臣minister/official丿bend一one丶dot皿dish
3Graphical
監→
一㇗丨匚丿一丶冂丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiān (jian1)hard • strong • solid • firm • to supervise • to inspect • jail • prison
2. jiàn (jian4)supervisor

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 監 jiān (jian1)The component 丶 is pronounced as 'diǎn' (dian3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 監 jiàn (jian4)The component 丶 is pronounced as 'diǎn' (dian3). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

監 also appears in:
鑑艦藍糮繿

Example Words

Common

太监 (太監)
监控 (監控)
监测 (監測)
监狱 (監獄)
监督 (監督)
监管 (監管)
监考 (監考)
总监 (總監)
证监会 (證監會)

Uncommon

监察 (監察)
监禁 (監禁)
监制 (監製)
监视 (監視)
监护 (監護)
药监局 (藥監局)

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控

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Previous (铁)Next (税)
  • 778th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 72 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
控→
扌空
2Radical
控→
扌hand穴cave工work
3Graphical
控→
亅二冖丶八一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kòng (kong4)to accuse • to charge • to control • to sue

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 控 kòng (kong4)The component 空 is pronounced as 'kōng' (kong1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 控 kòng (kong4)The component 空 is pronounced as 'kòng' (kong4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for 控 kòng (kong4)The component 工 is pronounced as 'gōng' (gong1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

掌控 
控制 

Uncommon

失控 
控股 
操控 
监控 (監控)
自控 
调控 (調控)
遥控 (遙控)
遥控器 (遙控器)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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