jiān

Traditional: 監

监 (jiān) is a Chinese word meaning “to supervise; to inspect; jail”.

Meanings

  1. 1to supervise
  2. 2to inspect
  3. 3jail
  4. 4prison

Related words

监狱prison监视to monitor监控to monitor监禁to imprison监督to supervise; to oversee; to inspect监视器security camera监听to monitor; to listen in; to eavesdrop监护to act as a guardian监护权custody (of a child)监护人guardian总监head监管to oversee

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