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Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
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臥 皿 ⿱⿰臣⿱𠂉一皿
Mandarin
jian1, jian4, kan4
English
Definitions
to supervise; supervisor; prison; control; direct; to inspect; jail; example; firm; hard; mirror; solid; strong; supervisory; to view
Etymology
Notes
A man bending over and 臥 peering into a bowl 皿: to oversee