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jiānjiàn HSK6

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approved by Peter Olson · Dec 23, 2021, 10:30 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Dec 23, 2021, 10:30 PM

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Simplified form of 監. Depicts a person (人) looking (臣) at his own reflection on a plate (皿).

Components

chén minister

Depicts an eye.

Change in form

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 臣 than it was in ancient scripts.

人 Iconic component

rén, ren person

Change in form

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 人 than it was in ancient scripts.

皿 Iconic component

mǐn, mǐng dish