jiān

Traditional: 监

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Translation

supervise, monitor, watch (bound)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 监

Examples

He is in prison.

Please oversee this matter.

shìkǒu

He watches the door.

The teacher is invigilating the students.

He was locked up in jail.

监 (jiān) means to supervise or monitor, forming 监狱 (jiānyù, prison) and 监督 (jiāndū, supervise).

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This word is part of lesson 107.