监 (jiān) - To supervise, oversee, inspect & also refers to surveillance, monitoring, or a prison/jail

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监 · jiān

To supervise, oversee, inspect;

also refers to surveillance, monitoring, or a prison/jail;

can serve as an abbreviation for certain official titles or institutions.

To supervise, oversee, inspectalso refers to surveillance, monitoring, or a prison/jailcan serve as an abbreviation for certain official

Usage highlights

To superviseSurveillance cameraPrisonSupervisorTo monitorProctor

Synonyms

  • 督— To supervise, oversee
  • 察— To observe, inspect
  • 管— To manage, control

Antonyms

  • 纵— To indulge, let loose
  • 放— To release, set free

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He supervises the project (监督项目).
  • The surveillance camera is recording (监控摄像头).
  • She works in a prison (监狱).
  • This is the National Palace Museum (故宫博物院).

Collocations

  • To supervise(监督)
  • Surveillance camera(监控摄像头)
  • Prison(监狱)
  • Supervisor(监工)
  • To monitor(监测)
  • Proctor(监考)

Idioms

  • To act as one's own overseer(监守自盗)
  • Mutual surveillance among the people(互相监督)
  • To oversee and urge(监督促办)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In ancient China, '监' was used in official titles related to supervision and inspection, such as in the imperial examination system.
  • The character appears in terms related to penal systems, reflecting its dual meaning of oversight and confinement.
  • It is part of the name for significant cultural institutions like the National Palace Museum (故宫博物院).

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