監
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jiān · to supervise, to direct, to control

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Shape and proportion

14Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

皿Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 監

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Example sentences

Notice where 監 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ jué dé wǒ shì nǐ de jiān hù rén.我覺得我是你的監護人。

I regard myself as your guardian.

Source: Tatoeba #10534480 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ huì yòng wǒ de diàn nǎo jiān chá nǐ de jìn dù.我會用我的電腦監察你的進度。

I'll monitor your progress from my computer.

Source: Tatoeba #1572651 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ dūn le sān nián duō de jiān yù.湯姆蹲了三年多的監獄。

Tom spent more than three years in jail.

Source: Tatoeba #13108708 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bú huì nà yàng zuò de, yīn wéi wǒ bù xiǎng jìn jiān yù.我不會那樣做的,因為我不想進監獄。

I can't do that, because I don't want to go to jail.

Source: Tatoeba #10317037 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā tàn wàng le tā zài jiān yù lǐ de zhàngfu.她探望了她在監獄裡的丈夫。

She visited her husband in prison.

Source: Tatoeba #862875 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ zài jiān yù lǐ dài le sān nián.湯姆在監獄裡待了三年。

Tom has spent the past three years in prison.

Source: Tatoeba #6065377 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 監 in context

  1. Say jiān, then recall the core meaning: to supervise, to direct, to control.
  2. Write all 14 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 監 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.