監
U+76E3
14 STROKES
Entry·pron. jiān
ㄐㄧㄢ
“To supervise or inspect; to manage or control; to jail or imprison; a prison; a supervisory official (historical).”
Taiwan rank
#847
Radical
皿dish
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Common words in our dictionary built on this character
- 監督to supervise; to oversee; to inspect; a supervisor; an official who monitors and inspects
- 監獄prison; jail; a facility where convicted criminals are confined.
- 總監ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄢdirector; head of a department or organizational unit; inspector-general; (police) commissioner; (historical, Tang dynasty) rank of local governor.
- 監視器ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕˋ ㄑㄧˋsecurity camera; surveillance monitor; device that records or streams video of an area for safety or monitoring.
- 監控ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˋto monitor; to surveil; to keep under observation; to oversee
- 監視to monitor; to keep a close watch over; surveillance; to observe secretly in order to understand activities and purposes for investigation
- 太監ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋcourt eunuch; palace eunuch; castrated male servant in imperial China, attending the emperor and royal family.
- 監測ㄐㄧㄢ ㄘㄜˋto monitor; to observe and measure; to track or check over time.
- 監管ㄐㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄢˇto supervise; to oversee; to administer; to regulate; supervision; oversight; regulatory control
- 監察院ㄐㄧㄢ ㄔㄚˊ ㄩㄢˋControl Yuan; one of the five branches of the Republic of China (Taiwan) government; the highest supervisory body exercising impeachment, censure, and audit powers under the Constitution.
- 監委member of the Control Yuan; a Control Yuan member responsible for oversight and auditing in Taiwan's government.
- 監察ㄐㄧㄢ ㄔㄚˊto supervise; to monitor; to inspect; an official responsible for supervision and inspection.
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