见

See also 見

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

见 (radical 147 见+0, 4 strokes, cangjie input 月竹山 (BHU))

1. see, observe, behold
2. perceive

References

• KangXi: not present, would follow page 1139, character 5
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 6, page 3664, character 1
• Unihan data for U+89C1

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Cantonese

Hanzi

见 (Yale gin3)

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Mandarin

simpl.		见
trad.		見

Pronunciation

• (jiàn)

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• IPA: [ tɕiɛn˥˩ ]
• (archaic) IPA: [ ɕiɛn˥˩ ]

Adverb

见 (simplified, Pinyin xiàn, traditional 見)

1. (archaic) now (same as 现)

Preposition

见 (simplified, Pinyin jiàn, traditional 見)

1. (archaic) (to have something done) by (someone or something)

Usage notes

• The modern vernacular equivalent to the preposition would be 被

Verb

见 (simplified, Pinyin jiàn, traditional 見)

1. to see (used in formal situations, for informal see kan4).

Compounds

• 见面
• 再见

References

• "见" (in Mandarin/English), Pleco Dictionary. URL accessed on 2011-02-13.
• "见" (in Mandarin), Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2011-02-13.
• 2007, Hanyu Da Cidian 3.0 (in Mandarin), Hong Kong: Commercial Press, ISBN 9789620702778:
• "见" (in Mandarin/English), Dr. eye. URL accessed on 2011-02-13.