见

見
jiàn
#153 most
frequent character
see, meet
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

见 is a person with a large eye, so it first meant 'to see'. The meaning grew to 'to catch sight of' and 'to meet up with'. It is simplified from 見, using a cursive shortcut.

Drawn as: person with large eye

见 as a component in other characters

meaning9 characters
规览觑觐觎觊靓觏觌
sound7 characters
现舰砚苋笕蚬枧
picture8 characters
现觉观视觅岘觇觋

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Example Sentences

我今天见到朋友了。
wǒ jīntiān jiàndào péngyǒu le 。
I met a friend today.
他在公园见我。
tāzài gōngyuán jiàn wǒ 。
He saw me in the park.
我们明天见。
wǒmen míngtiān jiàn 。
We will see each other tomorrow.

Grammar Points

HSK 2
Result complements "-dao" and "-jian"

Same Characters, Different Readings

见xiàn
to appear, also written 現|现[xian4]

Words with similar meanings

看kàn
look
看 (kàn) generally implies a more active engagement in viewing something.
遇见yùjiàn
encounter
遇见 (yùjiàn) carries a sense of chance or unexpected meeting.

Homophones

HSK 2
件jiàn
item, component
HSK 6
溅jiàn
splash
建jiàn
build, construct, erect, establish
键jiàn
key, bond
箭jiàn
arrow

Words Starting With 见

见面jiàn miàn
to meet; to see sb
见义勇为jiàn yì yǒng wéi
"to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth; acting heroically in a just cause"
见多识广jiàn duō shí guǎng
experienced and knowledgeable (idiom)
见解jiàn jiě
opinion; view; understanding
见闻jiàn wén
what one sees and hears; knowledge; information

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