Read Edit View history Discussion 監 jiānjiàn watch carefully Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a person (人) looking (臣) at his own reflection on a plate (皿). Pinyin Separate values with commas jiān × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 监 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts an eye. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 監 Simp strokes 監 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 監 Simp strokes 監 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 監 Simp strokes 監 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 監 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 277, 747 ], [ 289, 738 ], [ 320, 741 ], [ 459, 775 ], [ 508, 777 ] ], [ [ 394, 731 ], [ 412, 714 ], [ 405, 669 ], [ 387, 648 ] ], [ [ 273, 594 ], [ 287, 604 ], [ 360, 615 ], [ 450, 639 ], [ 473, 631 ], [ 490, 606 ], [ 468, 560 ], [ 447, 551 ] ], [ [ 273, 480 ], [ 294, 491 ], [ 420, 516 ], [ 490, 512 ] ], [ [ 390, 481 ], [ 407, 465 ], [ 398, 413 ], [ 382, 395 ] ], [ [ 218, 766 ], [ 247, 732 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761 387 765 387 735 Q 387 710 383 639 C 381 609 419 623 423 653 Z", "M 481 532 Q 503 577 530 592 Q 545 607 533 623 Q 479 671 441 660 Q 432 657 423 653 L 383 639 Q 370 636 357 632 Q 314 622 273 616 C 243 611 242 583 272 587 Q 278 587 428 616 Q 444 620 451 613 Q 458 604 437 542 C 428 514 467 505 481 532 Z", "M 424 493 Q 452 497 488 501 Q 498 502 500 512 Q 500 519 481 532 C 461 546 461 546 437 542 Q 430 541 423 539 Q 338 517 270 503 C 241 497 240 481 269 473 Q 270 473 272 472 Q 282 469 295 473 Q 326 480 380 488 L 424 493 Z", "M 414 396 Q 418 411 422 424 Q 426 448 434 461 Q 443 473 435 483 Q 429 489 424 493 C 401 512 371 516 380 488 Q 380 487 381 486 Q 382 482 381 475 Q 380 435 377 388 C 375 358 406 367 414 396 Z", "M 268 752 Q 258 759 237 770 Q 218 780 211 773 Q 205 767 212 754 Q 254 675 219 391 Q 215 370 203 348 Q 196 335 203 318 Q 210 300 220 293 Q 230 286 243 298 Q 310 355 522 375 Q 541 376 541 386 Q 540 398 515 412 Q 503 419 414 396 L 377 388 Q 334 381 284 365 Q 275 362 272 365 Q 268 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436 792 Q 399 779 359 768 Q 317 759 268 752 C 238 748 247 727 277 723 Q 292 719 354 728 Q 367 732 387 735 L 421 742 Z", "M 423 653 Q 429 695 435 703 Q 442 716 437 725 Q 430 735 421 742 C 398 761 387 765 387 735 Q 387 710 383 639 C 381 609 419 623 423 653 Z", "M 481 532 Q 503 577 530 592 Q 545 607 533 623 Q 479 671 441 660 Q 432 657 423 653 L 383 639 Q 370 636 357 632 Q 314 622 273 616 C 243 611 242 583 272 587 Q 278 587 428 616 Q 444 620 451 613 Q 458 604 437 542 C 428 514 467 505 481 532 Z", "M 424 493 Q 452 497 488 501 Q 498 502 500 512 Q 500 519 481 532 C 461 546 461 546 437 542 Q 430 541 423 539 Q 338 517 270 503 C 241 497 240 481 269 473 Q 270 473 272 472 Q 282 469 295 473 Q 326 480 380 488 L 424 493 Z", "M 414 396 Q 418 411 422 424 Q 426 448 434 461 Q 443 473 435 483 Q 429 489 424 493 C 401 512 371 516 380 488 Q 380 487 381 486 Q 382 482 381 475 Q 380 435 377 388 C 375 358 406 367 414 396 Z", "M 268 752 Q 258 759 237 770 Q 218 780 211 773 Q 205 767 212 754 Q 254 675 219 391 Q 215 370 203 348 Q 196 335 203 318 Q 210 300 220 293 Q 230 286 243 298 Q 310 355 522 375 Q 541 376 541 386 Q 540 398 515 412 Q 503 419 414 396 L 377 388 Q 334 381 284 365 Q 275 362 272 365 Q 268 366 267 377 Q 268 423 269 473 L 270 503 Q 270 543 272 587 L 273 616 Q 273 697 277 723 C 279 745 279 745 268 752 Z", "M 667 691 Q 694 749 715 776 Q 722 786 717 799 Q 711 809 683 827 Q 658 840 640 837 Q 624 833 633 815 Q 660 770 558 580 Q 551 570 549 564 Q 548 554 560 558 Q 578 564 656 672 L 667 691 Z", "M 656 672 Q 699 647 753 659 Q 868 677 883 685 Q 892 692 887 700 Q 880 712 852 719 Q 824 726 794 714 Q 767 707 738 700 Q 707 694 669 692 Q 668 692 667 691 C 637 686 632 685 656 672 Z", "M 676 500 Q 707 466 738 426 Q 750 411 766 409 Q 778 408 785 421 Q 792 436 787 468 Q 783 505 679 551 Q 663 557 656 555 Q 650 552 650 538 Q 651 526 676 500 Z", "M 313 269 Q 303 273 294 273 Q 281 276 277 270 Q 270 263 280 246 Q 308 194 326 107 Q 327 94 334 80 C 346 53 376 53 375 83 Q 375 96 373 114 Q 357 217 355 238 C 353 256 341 259 313 269 Z", "M 709 113 Q 719 144 729 176 Q 742 218 773 246 Q 795 271 765 289 Q 738 310 710 326 Q 694 338 669 327 Q 641 317 595 310 Q 516 300 426 283 Q 359 271 313 269 C 283 267 327 227 355 238 Q 370 247 427 255 L 448 259 Q 457 262 534 272 L 578 277 Q 611 281 656 285 Q 671 286 675 279 Q 688 255 643 106 C 634 77 700 84 709 113 Z", "M 475 90 Q 481 138 455 249 Q 452 255 448 259 C 429 282 419 284 427 255 L 428 254 Q 434 200 433 180 Q 433 105 449 88 C 467 64 472 60 475 90 Z", "M 553 97 Q 562 118 588 192 Q 594 211 606 235 Q 616 248 607 256 Q 598 268 578 277 C 551 290 527 301 534 272 Q 544 232 543 195 Q 533 129 525 94 C 518 65 542 69 553 97 Z", "M 334 80 Q 243 76 147 67 Q 125 66 140 47 Q 153 31 173 24 Q 195 17 213 21 Q 477 81 918 57 Q 940 56 945 65 Q 952 78 935 93 Q 875 141 809 127 Q 764 123 709 113 L 643 106 Q 600 103 553 97 L 525 94 Q 500 93 475 90 L 449 88 Q 412 87 375 83 L 334 80 Z" ] } 14 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old 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