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监 (jiān)

jiān

HSK level
HSK 6
Part of speech
Noun, Verb

Meanings

  1. To supervise or oversee
  2. Prison
  3. Official title or governmental institution (historical usage)
  4. Mirror (archaic usage, similar to '鉴')

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Words with 监