1. 監

監

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  1. 監 is the 836th most frequent character.
  2. 監 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 監 appears as a character in 28 words.
  4. 監 appears as a component in 5 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
監 => No glyph available, 皿
Radical :
監 => 臣 (minister/official), 丿 (bend), 一 (one), 丶 (dot), 皿 (dish)
Graphical :
監 => 一, ㇗, 丨, 匚, 丿, 一, 丶, 冂, 丨, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jian1 - hard/strong/solid/firm/to supervise/to inspect/jail/prison
  2. jian4 - supervisor

Pronunciation Clues:

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

Example Words:

High Frequency

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)

Medium Frequency

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)

Appears In:

監 also appears in:
鑑艦藍糮繿
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: 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.