监
jiānTraditional: 监
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Translation
supervise, monitor, watch (bound)
Stroke order
监
Examples
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He is in prison.
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Please oversee this matter.
视口。
He watches the door.
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The teacher is invigilating the students.
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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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