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Character #66 · The First 1000

jiàn

见 (見) jiàn meaning: meet

to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview; opinion; view

Also read xiàn (to appear)

Strokes
47
TraditionalSimplified
見 见
Poster cell
J3
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • kànjiàn to see
  • tīngjiàn to hear
  • jiànmiàn to meet
  • zàijiàn goodbye
  • yìjiàn idea
  • chángjiàn commonly seen
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 见見

Write 见見 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, jiàn, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell J3 · 28 × 36 grid

见見 is #66 on The First 1000 poster.

All 1,000 characters, printable at home.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 见 mean in English?
见 (jiàn) means "meet": to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview; opinion; view.
How do you pronounce 见?
见 is pronounced jiàn in pinyin, with the fourth (falling) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄐㄧㄢˋ. It can also be read xiàn (to appear).
How many strokes does 见 have?
The simplified form, 见, has 4 strokes. The traditional form, 見, has 7.
What is the traditional form of 见?
The traditional form of 见 is 見. 见 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 見 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 见?
Common words that use 见 include 看见 (kànjiàn, to see), 听见 (tīngjiàn, to hear), 见面 (jiànmiàn, to meet), 再见 (zàijiàn, goodbye).
How common is 见?
见 is number 66 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell J3 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.