见 jiàn — see, view · English

见

jiàn

see, view

At a glance · 见

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

甲骨文、金文从目从人（儿），会意人睁眼视物。隶楷作「見」，简化作「见」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「见」本指目视、看见，引申为会见、见解。

Structure

会意字，从目从人，象人举目而视。

At a glance

Pinyinjiàn

Radical见

Strokes4

UnicodeU+89C1

Character type会意

Theme动作

Six languages, one character

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English see, view To see; a view, opinion.

Français voir, vue Voir; une vue, opinion.

Español ver, opinión Ver; una opinión, punto de vista.

العربية يرى، رأي يرى أو رأي.

Русский видеть, мнение Видеть; мнение, взгляд.

Common words

看见kàn jiànsee
意见yì jiànopinion

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