1. 监
  2. 狱

监

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

Decomposition

1Once
监→
No glyph available皿
2Radical
监→
丨line丨line丿bend一one丶dot皿dish
3Graphical
监→
丨丨丿一丶冂丨一

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

Appears In

监 also appears in:
蓝滥篮尴槛褴

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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狱

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Previous (柏)Next (猜)
  • 1595th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 23 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
狱→
犭No glyph available
2Radical
狱→
犭dog讠speech犬dog
3Graphical
狱→
㇁㇒㇊丶人一丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yù (yu4)prison

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 狱 yù (yu4)The component 讠 is pronounced as 'yán' (yan2). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

地狱 (地獄)
越狱 (越獄)

Uncommon

入狱 (入獄)
监狱 (監獄)

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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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