• 836th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 71 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
丿

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

Appears In

also appears in:

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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  • 564th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 104 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chá (cha2)to examine • to inquire • to observe • to inspect • to look into • obvious • clearly evident

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

观察 (觀察)
警察 

Uncommon

侦察 (偵察)
察觉 (察覺)
检察 (檢察)
检察官 (檢察官)
检察院 (檢察院)
洞察 
洞察力 
监察 (監察)
考察 
视察 (視察)
觉察 (覺察)
警察局 
体察 (體察)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.