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见

Traditional (Taiwan): 見

On the HSK 1 vocabulary list, at CEFR level A1.

jiàn ㄐㄧㄢˋ

    • to see
    • to meet
    • to appear (to be sth)
    • to interview
    • opinion
    • view

Classifiers (measure words)

Usually

Less often

Other words read jiàn

In the same tone

  • 间 jiàn gap
  • 剑 jiàn double-edged sword
  • 建 jiàn establish
  • 件 jiàn item
  • 渐 jiàn gradual

All 32 words read jiàn

jian with other tones

  • 兼 jiān double
  • 尖 jiān pointed
  • 浅 jiān sound of moving water
  • 煎 jiān pan fry
  • 减 jiǎn lower

All 86 words read jian in any tone

xiàn ㄒㄧㄢˋ

    • to appear

Other words read xiàn

In the same tone

  • 县 xiàn county
  • 现 xiàn appear
  • 线 xiàn thread
  • 献 xiàn offer
  • 限 xiàn limit

All 21 words read xiàn

xian with other tones

  • 先 xiān beforehand
  • 显 xiǎn make visible
  • 仙 xiān immortal
  • 弦 xián bow string
  • 鲜 xiān fresh

All 74 words read xian in any tone

How 见 is written

    部首 radical
    见
    笔画 strokes
    4
    结构 structure
    独体字

    见 as a 部首

    见 is a 部首 (bùshǒu), a radical. A Chinese dictionary files every character under one of them, and this one files 16 under 见. Look a character up by the 见 radical

    Easy to confuse with 见

    Words with 见

    Starting with 见

    • 见到 jiàndào see
    • 见面 jiànmiàn meet
    • 见长 jiàncháng excel at (typically used after the area of expertise)
    • 见识 jiànshi experience for oneself
    • 见解 jiànjiě opinion

    All 72 words starting with 见

    Ending with 见

    • 意见 yìjiàn idea
    • 看见 kànjiàn see
    • 只见 zhǐjiàn see (the same thing) over and over again
    • 听见 tīngjiàn hear
    • 眼见 yǎnjiàn very soon

    All 123 words ending with 见

    Containing 见

    All 71 words containing 见

    Example sentences and grammar articles using 见

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