Memory phrase for the Kanji: 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
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The cut bamboo (= the snippets/shred) is in a bowl where it is "jailed" or "supervised".
Radicals
监
to supervise, jail Top: cut bamboo and half of bamboo 竹), below: bowl 皿 .... For cut bamboo (snippets/shred) I need a bowl to "supervise" it.
皿
bowl
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Vocabulary
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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