How to write 鉴

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Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "鉴"

Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 鉴

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Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of "鉴"

Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 鉴

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Meaning of 鉴

Pinyin jiàn

Radical

金

Strokes

Definition

example / mirror / to view / reflection / to reflect / to inspect / to warn / (ancient bronze mirror)

Usage

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鉴 (jiàn) 1. 镜子。 (Mirror.) 2. 照。 (Reflect.) 3. 观察，审察。 (Observe, scrutinize.) 4. 可以使人警惕或引为教训的事情。 (A matter that can serve as a warning or lesson.) 5. 古代用来盛水或冰的青铜大盆。 (An ancient bronze basin used to hold water or ice.) 6. 中国古代用青铜制成的镜子。 (An ancient bronze mirror.) 7. 借鉴，可以作为警戒或引为教训的事。 (A caution or matter that can be used as a lesson.) 8. 编年史的一种名称。 (A term for a type of chronicle.) As a verb: 1. 明察，审查。 (Scrutinize.) 2. 照看。 (Reflect.) 3. 旧时书信套语，表示请对方看信。 (A phrase used in old letters to draw attention to the message.) 4. 借鉴，鉴戒。 (To warn or take caution.)

鉴别 jiàn bié

to differentiate / to distinguish

借鉴 jiè jiàn

to draw on (others' experience) / to learn from (how others do things) / lesson to be learned (by observing others)

鉴貌辨色 jiàn mào biàn sè

look at sb.'s face and distinguish its colour -- to examine sb.'s countenance / subtly to react by noticing one's superior's countenance

鉴赏 jiàn shǎng

to appreciate

鉴定 jiàn dìng

to appraise / to identify / to evaluate

资治通鉴 Zī zhì Tōng jiàn

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

鉴定会 jiàn dìng huì

appraising meeting

鉴于 jiàn yú

in view of / seeing that / considering / whereas

年鉴 nián jiàn

annual report / yearbook / almanac

有鉴于此 yǒu jiàn yú cǐ

in view of this / to this end

有鉴于 yǒu jiàn yú

in view of / in light of

前车之鉴 qián chē zhī jiàn

to learn a lesson from the mistakes of one's predecessor (idiom)

鉴戒 jiàn jiè

lesson from events of the past / warning

鉴定人 jiàn dìng rén

appraiser / surveyor / identifier

以史为鉴 yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn

to learn from history (idiom)

鉴相器 jiàn xiāng qì

phase discriminator

赏鉴 shǎng jiàn

to appreciate (a work of art)

鉴证 jiàn zhèng

appraisal / verification / authentication / forensic investigation

鉴定书 jiàn dìng shū

testimonial / surveyor's report / expertise report

鉴定家 jiàn dìng jiā

connoisseur / critic / cognoscente