見 (jiàn) - to see & to meet

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jiàn ｜ 7 strokes ｜ radical: 見

嘉健

見 · jiàn

to see;

to meet;

to appear;

to perceive;

to be visible;

opinion;

view;

also used as an honorific suffix in Japanese (miru/ken).

to seeto meetto appear

Usage highlights

to seeto meetopinionviewpointto witnessto appear

Synonyms

  • 看— to look at, to watch
  • 视— to look, vision
  • 睹— to see, to witness

Antonyms

  • 藏— to hide, to conceal
  • 隐— to conceal, to hide

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • I saw a movie yesterday (看电影).
  • We will meet tomorrow (明天见).
  • His opinion is important (他的见解).
  • The symptoms began to appear (症状显现).

Collocations

  • to see(看见)
  • to meet(见面)
  • opinion(见解)
  • viewpoint(观点)
  • to witness(见证)
  • to appear(显现)

Idioms

  • To see through at a glance(一目了然)
  • Rare in the world(罕见)
  • To hold different views(见仁见智)
  • What you see is what you get(眼见为实)
  • To learn from others' strong points(见贤思齐)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • One of the fundamental characters representing visual perception and cognition in Chinese.
  • Used as a radical in many characters related to vision, knowledge, and perception.
  • In Japanese, it appears as both a kanji and as the hiragana みる (miru, to see).

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