jiàn

mirror

Senses

/ 鑒 jiàn variants: 鑑 reference

an object of reference or a type of reference book

/ 鑒 jiàn variants: 鑑, 鋻, 鍳 ancient mirror

an ancient mirror, usually made of bronze

/ 鑒 jiàn variants: 鑑, 鋻, 鍳 to examine

to inspect, scrutinize, or appraise; to distinguish between things

/ 鑒 jiàn variants: 鑑, 鋻, 鍳 warning

something that serves as a warning or object lesson

/ 鑒 jiàn variants: 鑑 [correspondence]

(literary) a polite term used in letter writing after the recipient's name, meaning "please look at this" or "for your perusal"

/ 鑒 jiàn variants: 鑑 surname

a Chinese surname

/ 鑒 jiàn variants: 鑑 discernment

the power of insight; discernment; judgment

/ 鑒 jiàn variants: 鑑 to reflect

(literary) to reflect or shine like a mirror

References

same_as 监/監 鉴/鑒
same_as 鑑/鑑 鉴/鑒