見
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jiàn · to see, to observe, to meet, to appear

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Shape and proportion

7Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

見Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 見

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Example sentences

Notice where 見 sits in each complete thought.

Nǐ zuì hǎo bú yào zài jiàn tā le.你最好不要再見她了。

You had better stop seeing her.

Source: Tatoeba #1236323 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ kàn jiàn tā zài kàn wǒ.我看見他在看我。

I saw him looking at me.

Source: Tatoeba #859144 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài wǒ de mèng lǐ jiàn dào le nǐ.我在我的夢裡見到了你。

I saw you in my dream.

Source: Tatoeba #10326065 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de yì jiàn cái shì zuì zhòng yào de!我的意見才是最重要的!

My opinion is the one that counts!

Source: Tatoeba #1572670 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài rén qún zhōng kàn jiàn le tā.我在人群中看見了她。

I caught sight of her in the crowd.

Source: Tatoeba #390997 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài huí jiā de lùshang yù jiàn le tā.我在回家的路上遇見了他。

I met him while going back home.

Source: Tatoeba #824438 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 見 in context

  1. Say jiàn, then recall the core meaning: to see, to observe, to meet, to appear.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 見 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.