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鉴

Traditional (Taiwan): 鑑

jiàn ㄐㄧㄢˋ

    • bronze mirror (used in ancient times)
    • to reflect
    • to mirror
    • sth that serves as a warning or a lesson
    • to examine
    • to scrutinize

Other words read jiàn

In the same tone

  • 见 jiàn see
  • 间 jiàn gap
  • 剑 jiàn double-edged sword
  • 建 jiàn establish
  • 件 jiàn item

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

The stroke order and parts of 鉴

    部首 radical
    金
    笔画 strokes
    13, with 5 after the 部首
    形旁 meaning
    金
    Practise writing 鉴

    Trace 鉴, then write it from memory. Each stage is passed five times.

    Writing drills that include 鉴: HSK 6 vocabulary, part 16: writing drill 7 of 7, HSK 7-9 vocabulary, part 22: writing drill 3 of 7, Arts and entertainment: HSK 7-9: writing drill 8 of 10 and 1 more.

    Words with 鉴

    Starting with 鉴

    • 鉴定 jiàndìng appraise
    • 鉴于 jiànyú in view of
    • 鉴别 jiànbié differentiate
    • 鉴赏 jiànshǎng appreciate
    • 鉴真 jiànzhēn Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang dynastic Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism

    All 16 words starting with 鉴

    Ending with 鉴

    • 借鉴 jièjiàn draw on (others' experience)
    • 资治通鉴 zīzhìtōngjiàn Mirror for the Wise Ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by 司马光 sīmǎguāng Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls
    • 年鉴 niánjiàn annual report
    • 前车之鉴 qiánchēzhījiàn warning taken from the overturned cart ahead
    • 以史为鉴 yǐshǐwéijiàn learn from history

    All 17 words ending with 鉴

    Containing 鉴

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