Read Edit View history 鉴 jiàn HSK6 mirror Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Components 金 金 Meaning component jīn metal metal Sources Readings & variants Unicode 鑒 jiàn mirror Traditional Phonosemantic compound. 金 represents the meaning and 監 represents the sound. Components 金 金 Meaning component jīn metal 監 監 Sound component jiān watch carefully Character Evolution Seal Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC Seal Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC Seal Shuowen ~100 AD Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD Regular Modern ▼ More ▲ Less Sources Readings & variants Unicode Historical images Academia Sinica
