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See also: 见, 貝, and 目

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見 (Kangxi radical 147, 見+0, 7 strokes, cangjie input 月山竹山 (BUHU), four-corner 60210, composition ⿱目儿)

  1. Kangxi radical #147, ⾒.
trad. 見
simp. 见

| | Old Chinese | | | -------------------------------- | --------------------------- | | 涀 | *ɡeːlʔ, *kʰeːns, *ɡeːns | | 莧 | *ɡreːns | | 粯 | *ɡreːns | | 晛 | *ŋl'eːns, *ɡeːnʔ | | 筧 | *keːnʔ | | 絸 | *keːnʔ | | 垷 | *keːnʔ, *ɡeːnʔ | | 挸 | *keːnʔ | | 見 | *keːns, *ɡeːns | | 俔 | *kʰeːns, *ɡeːnʔ | | 蜆 | *kʰeːns, *qʰeːnʔ, *ɡeːnʔ | | 硯 | *ŋɡeːn, *ŋɡeːns | | 峴 | *ɡeːnʔ | | 哯 | *ɡeːnʔ | | 睍 | *ɡeːnʔ | | 現 | *ɡeːns |

目 (“eye”) + 卩 (“kneeling person”) – a kneeling human figure with a large eye for a head. Similar but unrelated to 艮. See also 夏 and 監.

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ken ~ m-kjen.

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Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 見
Reading # 1/3
ModernBeijing(Pinyin) jiàn
MiddleChinese ‹ kenH ›
OldChinese /*[k]ˁen-s/
English see (v.)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 見
Reading # 1/2
No. 6192
Phoneticcomponent 見
Rimegroup 元
Rimesubdivision 2
CorrespondingMC rime 見
OldChinese /*keːns/

見

  1. to see
    我從來沒見過那麼大的。 [MSC, _trad._]
    我从来没见过那么大的。 [MSC, _simp._]
    Wǒ cónglái méi jiàn guò nàme dà de. [Pinyin]
    I never saw one as big as that before.
    一日不見，如隔三秋 [MSC, _trad._]
    一日不见，如隔三秋 [MSC, _simp._]
    yī rì bù jiàn, rú gé sān qiū [Pinyin]
    (idiom) one day apart (not seeing [each other]) seems like three years
    你見過未呀？我見過，我真係見過。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, _trad._]
    你见过未呀？我见过，我真系见过。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, _simp._]
    nei5 gin3 gwo3 mei6 aa3? ngo5 gin3 gwo3, ngo5 zan1 hai6 gin3 gwo3. [Jyutping]
    Have you ever seen [it]? I've seen [it]; I've really seen [it] (object unspecified).
    唔見有／唔见有 [Cantonese] ― m4 gin3 jau5 [Jyutping] ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. to meet; to see
    我們八點鐘見。／我们八点钟见。 ― Wǒmen bā diǎnzhōng jiàn. ― We'll meet at eight.
    有位女士等著要見你。 [MSC, _trad._]
    有位女士等着要见你。 [MSC, _simp._]
    Yǒu wèi nǚshì děng zhe yào jiàn nǐ. [Pinyin]
    There's a lady waiting to see you.
  3. to meet with; to be exposed to
    膠卷不能見光。／胶卷不能见光。 ― Jiāojuǎn bùnéng jiàn guāng. ― Films cannot be exposed to light.
    見水即溶／见水即溶 ― jiàn shuǐ jí róng ― to dissolve upon exposure to water
  4. to see; to refer to; vide
    見下頁／见下页 ― jiàn xià yè ― Please refer to next page.
  5. to appear; to seem
    見得／见得 ― jiàndé ― to appear, to seem
  6. opinion, idea, view
    見解／见解 ― jiànjiě ― opinion, view
    意見／意见 ― yìjiàn ― opinion, idea
    依你之見，這起謀殺案跟販毒有關嗎？ [MSC, _trad._]
    依你之见，这起谋杀案跟贩毒有关吗？ [MSC, _simp._]
    Yī nǐ zhī jiàn, zhè qǐ móushā àn gēn fàndú yǒuguān ma? [Pinyin]
    In your opinion, could the murder be drug - related?
  7. used after some verbs to indicate the result
    看見／看见 ― kànjiàn ― to see
    聽得見／听得见 ― tīng de jiàn ― able to hear
    夢見／梦见 ― mèngjiàn ― to have a dream about'
  8. (Cantonese) to feel (something about or in one's body)
    見頭暈／见头晕 [Cantonese] ― gin3 tau4 wan4 [Jyutping] ― to feel dizzy
    你而家見點呀？好返啲未？ [Cantonese, _trad._]
    你而家见点呀？好返啲未？ [Cantonese, _simp._]
    nei5 ji4 gaa1 gin3 dim2 aa3? hou2 faan1 di1 mei6? [Jyutping]
    How are you feeling right now? Better?
  9. (literary, used before a verb) (to have something done) by (someone or something)
    Synonym: 被
  10. (literary) used to before a verb to indicate the action towards the speaker
    請見諒。／请见谅。 ― Qǐng jiànliàng. ― Please forgive me.
  1. (～母) (Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of 見 (MC kenH)
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 見 見
Reading # 2/3 3/3
ModernBeijing(Pinyin) xiàn xiàn
MiddleChinese ‹ henH › ‹ henH ›
OldChinese /*N-[k]ˁen-s/ /*m-[k]ˁen-s/
English appear cause to appear, introduce
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 見
Reading # 2/2
No. 6206
Phoneticcomponent 見
Rimegroup 元
Rimesubdivision 2
CorrespondingMC rime 見
OldChinese /*ɡeːns/

見

  1. † Original form of 現／现 (xiàn, “to appear”).

見

(First grade kyōiku kanji)

  1. to see
  2. to think about, to consider
  3. to see (someone), to meet
  4. to appear, to show up

(Derived terms):

Kanji in this term
見
みGrade: 1
kun'yomi

⟨mi1⟩ → /mi/

From Old Japanese. Attested in the Man'yōshū, completed some time after 759 CE (see quotation below).

The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 見(み)る (miru, “to see; to look at”).[1][2][3] Ultimately cognate with 目 (ancient ma, modern me, “eye”).[1]

見(み) • (mi)

  1. seeing, looking
  2. the look or appearance of something
  3. a view, as of a landscape
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      夜麻美礼婆 見能等母之久 可波美礼婆 見乃佐夜氣久
      山(やま)見(み)れば**見(み)の羨(とも)しく川(かわ)見(み)れば見(み)**の清(さや)けく
      yama mireba mi no tomoshiku kawa mireba mi no sayakeku
      looked to the mountains, and the view was stunning; looked to the rivers and the view was clear and refreshing
Kanji in this term
見
みGrade: 1
kun'yomi

見(み) • (mi)

  1. stem or continuative form of 見る (miru)
Kanji in this term
見
けんGrade: 1
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 見 (MC kenH, “to see; to seem; opinion”).

見(けん) • (ken)

  1. seeing, looking
  2. a view, perspective, thought, or opinion about something
  3. (noh) the visual impact the performers have on the audience
  4. window-shopping
  5. a window-shopper
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

From Middle Chinese 見 (MC kenH).

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見 (eumhun 볼 견 (bol gyeon))

  1. hanja form? of 견 (“to see; to view”)
  2. hanja form? of 견 (“view; perspective; opinion”)

From Middle Chinese 見 (MC henH).

見 (eumhun 뵈올 현 (boe'ol hyeon))

  1. (literary) hanja form? of 현 (“to humbly see”)
  2. Original form of 現.

見: Hán Nôm readings: kiến, kén, hiện

  1. chữ Hán form of kiến (“(only in compounds) see; meet; view”).

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