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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
jiān - to supervise
- to inspect
- jail
- prison
jiàn - (bound form) supervisor; supervisory office (in imperial China)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 10,990 1,638 5,503

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿱?

Radical:

Other Words Containing

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
监狱 6 7 685 6,212 8,548
监视 6 7 1,364 8,543 18,831
监控 - 7 2,383 4,297 8,040
监禁 - - 4,939 16,673 27,457
监督 6 6 5,752 1,018 5,038
监视器 - - 5,928 31,279 46,815
监听 - - 6,476 29,937 37,352
监护 - 7 6,866 13,224 28,864
监护权 - - 6,869 55,931 68,676
监护人 - - 7,152 22,640 41,747
总监 - 6 7,599 5,694 9,082
监管 - 7 8,105 1,752 7,333
- - 10,990 1,638 5,503
监测 - 6 12,437 2,954 9,109
监察 - 8 15,759 5,256 25,376
监牢 - - 16,117 61,596 58,694
探监 - - 17,270 68,565 52,567
监制 - - 17,374 20,402 22,400
太监 - - 22,880 12,335 9,553
监守自盗 - - 28,985 70,804 60,952
监工 - - 29,379 46,956 45,806
监守 - - 34,208 - -
监考 - - 35,730 17,230 9,506
收监 - - 37,929 78,580 62,611
证监会 - - 57,686 - -
监察部 - - 65,239 22,046 48,792
学监 - - 92,177 - -