見

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See also: 见, 貝, and 目
見 U+898B, 見
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-898B
← 覊
[U+898A] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 覌 →
[U+898C]
見 U+FA0A, 見
CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-FA0A
← 降
[U+FA09] 		CJK Compatibility Ideographs 廓 →
[U+FA0B]

Translingual[edit]

Stroke order
7 strokes
Stroke order
見-order.gif

Han character[edit]

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Radical 147 見

見 (radical 147, 見+0, 7 strokes, cangjie input 月山竹山 (BUHU), four-corner 60210, composition ⿱目儿)

  1. Kangxi radical #147, ⾒.

Derived characters[edit]

Related characters[edit]

References[edit]

  • KangXi: page 1133, character 1
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 34796
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1599, character 8
  • Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 6, page 3663, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+898B

Chinese[edit]

trad. 見
simp. 见

Glyph origin[edit]

Historical forms of the character 見
Shang Western Zhou Warring States Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script Bronze inscriptions Chu Slip and silk script Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts
見-oracle.svg 見-bronze.svg 見-silk.svg 見-seal.svg 見-bigseal.svg
Characters in the same phonetic series (見) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
涀 *ɡeːlʔ, *kʰeːns, *ɡeːns
莧 *ɡreːns
粯 *ɡreːns
晛 *ŋl'eːns, *ɡeːnʔ
筧 *keːnʔ
絸 *keːnʔ
垷 *keːnʔ, *ɡeːnʔ
挸 *keːnʔ
見 *keːns, *ɡeːns
俔 *kʰeːns, *ɡeːnʔ
蜆 *kʰeːns, *qʰeːnʔ, *ɡeːnʔ
硯 *ŋɡeːn, *ŋɡeːns
峴 *ɡeːnʔ
哯 *ɡeːnʔ
睍 *ɡeːnʔ
現 *ɡeːns

目 (“eye”) + 儿 (“human”) – an eye on a pair of legs. Originally a human figure with a large eye for a head.

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ken ~ m-kjen.

Pronunciation 1[edit]

Note:
  • kìⁿ - vernacular;
  • kiàn - literary.
Note:
  • gin3 - vernacular;
  • giang3/giêng3 - literary (giêng3 - Chaozhou).
  • Wu
    • Rime
    Character 見
    Reading # 1/2
    Initial (聲) 見 (28)
    Final (韻) 先 (85)
    Tone (調) Departing (H)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) IV
    Fanqie 古電切
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/kenH/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/kenH/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/kɛnH/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/kɛnH/
    Li
    Rong         		/kenH/
    Wang
    Li         		/kienH/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/kienH/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		jiàn
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 見
    Reading # 1/3
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)         		jiàn
    Middle
    Chinese         		‹ kenH ›
    Old
    Chinese         		/*[k]ˁen-s/
    English see (v.)

    Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

    * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
    * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
    * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
    * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

    * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 見
    Reading # 1/2
    No. 6192
    Phonetic
    component         		見
    Rime
    group         		元
    Rime
    subdivision         		2
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		見
    Old
    Chinese         		/*keːns/

    Definitions[edit]

    見

    1. to see
      見過 / 见过  ―  jiàn guò  ―  to have seen
    2. to meet; to see
      我們八點鐘見。 / 我们八点钟见。  ―  Wǒmen bā diǎnzhōng jiàn.  ―  We'll meet at eight.
    3. to see; to refer to; vide
      見下頁 / 见下页  ―  jiàn xià yè  ―  Please refer to next page.
      • 見下面 / 见下面  ―  jiàn xiàmiàn  ―  see below
    4. to appear; to seem
      見得 / 见得  ―  jiàndé  ―  to appear, to seem
    5. opinion, idea, view
      見解 / 见解  ―  jiànjiě  ―  opinion, view
      意見 / 意见  ―  yìjiàn  ―  opinion, idea
    6. † (to have something done) by (someone or something)
      ⇒ 被
    7. (～母) (phonology) a Middle Chinese initial and the 'Phags-pa script letter ꡂ (g-)

    Compounds[edit]

    Derived terms from 見

    Pronunciation 2[edit]

    Rime
    Character 見
    Reading # 2/2
    Initial (聲) 匣 (33)
    Final (韻) 先 (85)
    Tone (調) Departing (H)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) IV
    Fanqie 胡甸切
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/ɦenH/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/ɦenH/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/ɣɛnH/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/ɦɛnH/
    Li
    Rong         		/ɣenH/
    Wang
    Li         		/ɣienH/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/ɣienH/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		xiàn
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 見 見
    Reading # 2/3 3/3
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)         		xiàn xiàn
    Middle
    Chinese         		‹ henH › ‹ henH ›
    Old
    Chinese         		/*N-[k]ˁen-s/ /*m-[k]ˁen-s/
    English appear cause to appear, introduce

    Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

    * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
    * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
    * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
    * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

    * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 見
    Reading # 2/2
    No. 6206
    Phonetic
    component         		見
    Rime
    group         		元
    Rime
    subdivision         		2
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		見
    Old
    Chinese         		/*ɡeːns/

    Definitions[edit]

    見

    1. † Original form of 現／现 (xiàn, “to appear”).

    Compounds[edit]

    Derived terms from 見

    Japanese[edit]

    Kanji[edit]

    見

    (grade 1 “Kyōiku” kanji)

    1. to see

    Readings[edit]

    Compounds[edit]

    Derived terms

    Etymology 1[edit]

    Kanji in this term
    見
    み
    Grade: 1
    kun’yomi

    [mi1] invalid IPA characters (1) → /mi/

    From Old Japanese. Attested in the Man'yōshū, completed some time after 759 CE.[1]

    The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 見る (miru, “to see; to look at”).[2][3][4] Ultimately cognate with 目 (ancient ma, modern me, “eye”).[2]

    Pronunciation[edit]

    • Kun’yomi
    • Generally only found in compounds in modern Japanese, where the pitch accent depends on the entire term.

    Noun[edit]

    見 (hiragana み, rōmaji mi)

    1. seeing, looking
    2. the look or appearance of something
    3. a view, as of a landscape
      • c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 20, poem 4360), text here
        夜麻美礼婆 見能等母之久 可波美礼婆 見乃佐夜氣久
        山 (やま)見 (み)れば見 (み)の羨 (とも)しく川 (かわ)見 (み)れば見 (み)の清 (さや)けく
        yama mireba mi no tomoshiku kawa mireba mi no sayakeku
        looked to the mountains, and the view was stunning; looked to the rivers and the view was clear and refreshing

    Etymology 2[edit]

    Kanji in this term
    見
    けん
    Grade: 1
    on’yomi

    From Middle Chinese 見 (MC kenH, ɦenH, “see; seem; opinion”).

    Pronunciation[edit]

    Noun[edit]

    見 (hiragana けん, rōmaji ken)

    1. seeing, looking
    2. a view, perspective, thought, or opinion about something
    3. (noh) the visual impact the performers have on the audience
    4. window-shopping
    5. a window-shopper
    Synonyms[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 20, poem 4360), text here
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    4. ^ 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

    Korean[edit]

    Etymology 1[edit]

    Hanja[edit]

    見 (eumhun 볼 견 (bol gyeon))

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    Etymology 2[edit]

    Hanja[edit]

    見 (eumhun 뵈올 현 (boe-ol hyeon))

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    Vietnamese[edit]

    Han character[edit]

    見 (kiến, kén, hiện)

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