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SimplifiedTraditionalPinyinEnglish
jiàn- variant of |[jian4]
jiàn- old variant of |[jian4]
jiàn- example
- mirror
- to view
- reflection
- to reflect
- to inspect
- to warn
- (ancient bronze mirror)
jiàn- variant of |[jian4]
jièjiàn- to use other people's experience
- to borrow from a source
- to use as reference
yìnjiàn- seal impression
- stamp
- mark from a seal serving as signature
pǐnjiàn- to judge
- to examine
- to evaluate
jiàn- illustrated handbook
niánjiàn- annual report
- yearbook
- almanac
dòngjiàn- to examine deeply
- to inspect closely
píngjiàn- evaluation
- assessment
jiànjià- to appraise
- appraisal
- valuation
jiànbié- to differentiate
- to distinguish
jiàndìng- to appraise
- to identify
- to evaluate
jiànshí- to identify
- to detect
jiànshǎng- to appreciate
jiànjiè- lesson from events of the past
- warning
jiàn- in view of
- seeing that
- considering
- whereas
Jiànzhēn- Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang dynastic Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism
jiànshǎngjiā- connoisseur
- appreciative person
- fan
qiánchēzhījiàn- to learn a lesson from the mistakes of one's predecessor (idiom)
hòuchēzhījiàn- lit. warning to the following cart (idiom); don't follow the track of an overturned cart
- fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor
- learn from past mistake
- once bitten twice shy
Niánjiàn- Deutsch-Französische Jahrbücher (published once in 1844 by Karl Marx and bourgeois radical Arnold Ruge)
yǒujiàn- in view of this
- to this end
yóuguāngjiàn- lit. oily and shiny to the point of reflecting (idiom)
- lustrous
qīnjiàndìng- paternity test
zhìTōngjiàn- A Mirror for the Wise Ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by 司馬光|司马光[Si1 ma3 Guang1] Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls
jiànwǎngzhīlái- to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come
Jiànzhēnshang- Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism
LóngkānShǒujiàn- Longkan Shoujian, Chinese character dictionary from 997 AD containing 26,430 entries, with radicals placed into 240 rhyme groups and arranged according to the four tones, and the rest of the characters similarly arranged under each radical
DNADNADNAjiàndìng- DNA test
- DNA testing
jiàndìngwěiyuánhuì- evaluation committee
- review board
qiánchēzhī,hòuchēzhījiàn- lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor
- learn from past mistake
- once bitten twice shy
GuójiāWénJiàndìngWěiyuánhuì- National Commission for the Identification of Cultural Heritage

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