jiànxiàn

see

Pictograph of a person () using their eye () to see ().

Components
目 iconic component

  Iconic component

  

eye

Depicts an eye.

儿 iconic component

  Iconic component

rénérr

  

child

Depicts a person.

Evolution

見 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
見 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
見 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
見 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
見 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

jiàn

see, observe, behold; perceive; to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview

() 

xiàn

to appear; also written |[xiàn]

Most common words with 見
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to see

看见

to see

意见

idea

再见

goodbye

见到

to see

Component uses

Meaning component in 16 characters (6 verified)

Sound component in 5 characters (2 verified)