Character Contained In References Comments
Simplified Traditional Ancient forms Archaic forms
traditional formhandwritten form

Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
目
Mandarin
chen2
English
Definitions
minister; official; statesman; courtier; vassal
Mnemonic
A minister bows with his eyes toward the earth
Etymology
Notes
A downturned eye (anciently a variant of 目); see 臥 and 監 for probable original context of this component; frequently changed to two vertical lines in simplified form