监 (jiān): To oversee — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

HSK 3.0:Recognition 6

HSK 3.0Recognition 6

By PinyinSearch by pronunciation

By RadicalFind by radical component

By ComponentsLearn meaning and sound clues

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6

HSK 3.0

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7-9

Create practice sheets for free

Worksheet LibraryHSK, Top 100 & themed PDFs

Writing PracticePractice HSK and saved words

Dictation PracticeListen and write HSK characters

Flashcard ReviewSRS review for HSK and custom decks

HSK Level CheckerCheck HSK level of any text

Pinyin ConverterConvert Chinese to Pinyin

My Learning

Learning DashboardTrack your writing progress

My VocabularyReview saved words and lists

Fun & Culture

Name GeneratorCreate your Chinese name

View All Tools

8 Basic Strokes GuideHot

Foundation of all characters

Pinyin Tones Guide

4 tones with audio examples

Chinese Handwriting Guide

Daily practice routine

HSK 3.0 Complete GuideNew

New exam format explained

HSK 1 Common Mistakes

Avoid beginner errors

Topics & Culture

Chinese Numbers 1-1000

2026 Fire Horse YearHot

Zodiac meaning & luck

Top 100 Characters

Most frequent, free PDF

View All Blog Posts

1.

Animated Stroke Order 监

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

62 learners practiced this

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 监

3.

Character Breakdown

Top-Bottom

监

臣minister

人person

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 监

监 handwriting practice worksheet preview

Download PDF

5.

How to Use 监

Supervision and Monitoring

The character 监 conveys the idea of overseeing, supervising, or monitoring.

HSK 6

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 监

HSK 6

jiān监

yù

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

bèi被

guān关

zài在

jiān监

yù狱

lǐ

Zodiac CalculatorFind your zodiac animal

皿vessel

监=臣minister+人person+皿vessel

A person (人) looks into a vessel (皿) of water to see — to supervise or inspect.

jiān监

dū督

supervise; control; monitor

HSK 6

jiān监

shì视

keep watch over; guard; monitor

HSK 3.0 · L6

jiān监

cè测

to monitor

狱

prison; jail

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jiān监

chá察

supervise / inspect

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jiān监

hù护

custody / guardianship

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jiān监

kòng控

monitor / surveillance

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jiān监

guǎn管

supervise / manage

里

wǔ五

nián年

。

He was imprisoned for five years.

Gǔ古

dài代

huáng皇

gōng宫

lǐ里

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

tài太

jiàn监

。

There were many eunuchs in ancient imperial palaces.

shè摄

xiàng像

tóu头

jiān监

shì视

zhe着

zhěng整

gè个

fáng房

jiān间

。

The camera monitors the entire room.

lǎo老

shī师

jiān监

dū督

xué学

shēng生

wán完

chéng成

zuò作

yè业

。

The teacher supervises the students to complete their homework.

dǒng董

shì事

huì会

jiāng将

yán严

gé格

jiān监

chá察

xīn新

xiàng项

mù目

dì的

zhí执

xíng行

jìn进

dù度

yǔ与

yù预

suàn算

。

The board of directors will strictly supervise the implementation progress and budget of the new project.

Related Characters

Explore characters by relationship

Same Sound

Characters pronounced "jian".

View all "jian" characters →

Same Radical

Characters with radical "皿".

View all "皿" radical characters →