Memory phrase for the character: 监

监

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Meaning

to supervise, jail, prison, hard, firm

Pronunciation

jiān, jiàn

Explanation

 Top: "cut bamboo" (= knife 刂 and half of bamboo 竹), below: bowl/plate 皿

Mnemonic
 
The cut bamboo (= the snippets/shred) is in a bowl where it is "supervised" or "jailed".

Radicals

监 to supervise, jailTop: cut bamboo (= a knive 刂 and half of bamboo 竹), below: bowl 皿 .... For cut bamboo (snippets/shred) I need a bowl to "supervise" it.
皿 bowl




 Vocabulary

监察 jiān chá  to supervise; to control
监督 jiān dū  to control; to supervise; to inspect
监狱 jiān yù  prison
监狱 jiān yù  

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