jiān, jiàn
watch carefully
Depicts a person (人) looking (臣) at his own reflection on a plate (皿).
Components
Evolution
![監 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC) 監 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E7%9B%A3_0.png)
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)![監 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC) 監 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E7%9B%A3_2.png)
Bronze script
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)![監 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD) 監 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E7%9B%A3_10.png)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)![監 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD) 監 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E7%9B%A3_13.png)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Component uses
Simplified component in 1 character (1 verified)
Sources