见 jiàn
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 见 — to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- Made of
- 冂 frame 儿 son, child
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
见闻
jiànwén
what one sees and hears; knowledge and experience
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 他把海外考察的见闻整理成报告，供决策层参考。 Tā bǎ hǎiwài kǎochá de jiànwén zhěnglǐ chéng bàogào, gōng juécècéng cānkǎo. He organised what he had seen and heard during the overseas inspection into a report for decision-makers.
- 她在旅行日记里记下了许多有趣的见闻。 Tā zài lǚxíng rìjì lǐ jì xià le xǔduō yǒuqù de jiànwén. In her travel diary she recorded many interesting things she saw and heard.
- 爷爷喜欢给孩子们讲他年轻时的见闻。 Yéye xǐhuan gěi háizimen jiǎng tā niánqīng shí de jiànwén. Grandpa likes telling the children about what he saw and heard in his youth.
Related words
- 见 jiàn to see; to meet
- 见面 jiànmiàn to meet, to see each other
- 看见 kànjiàn to see, to catch sight of
- 听见 tīngjiàn to hear
- 再见 zàijiàn goodbye
- 常见 chángjiàn common
- 见到 jiàndào to see; to meet
- 见过 jiànguo to have seen before
- 碰见 pèngjiàn to meet by chance
- 意见 yìjiàn opinion
- 可见 kějiàn it is clear that
- 梦见 mèngjiàn to dream of