見 (jiàn)
to see; to meet
How 見 is written
- Strokes
- 7
- Traditional
- 見
- Simplified
- 见
見 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- jiàn
- to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview
- xiàn
- to appear
Common words using 見
- 夢見 mèngjiàn
- to dream; to see in a dream
- 意見 yìjiàn
- idea; opinion; suggestion
- 看見 kànjiàn
- to see; to catch sight of
- 見到 jiàndào
- to see
- 見面 jiànmiàn
- to meet; to see sb; CL:次[ci4]
- 遇見 yùjiàn
- to meet
- 一見如故 yījiànrúgù
- familiarity at first sight
- 不見 bùjiàn
- not to see; not to meet; to have disappeared
- 不見不散 bùjiànbùsàn
- (lit.) Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom); Be sure to wait!; See you there!
- 不見得 bùjiànde
- not necessarily; not likely
- 主見 zhǔjiàn
- one's own view; having definite opinions
- 偏見 piānjiàn
- prejudice
見 in a sentence
我們約好明天下午在捷運站見面。
Wǒmen yuēhǎo míngtiān xiàwǔ zài jiéyùnzhàn jiànmiàn.
“We arranged to meet at the MRT station tomorrow afternoon.”
How common is 見?
見 is the 153rd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 50.2% of all running text.
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