Character

鉴

jiàn HSK 6

鉴 jiàn HSK 6

1. bronze mirror (polished on one side to reflect the face)
2. to reflect (an image)
3. to examine carefully; to scrutinize
4. a warning example; a lesson to be drawn from past events
5. honorific salutation in traditional letters meaning 'please read'
6. a surname

Words using 鉴 as jiàn (5)

1 借鉴 jiè jiàn — to learn from, to draw lessons from HSK 6
- 借 to borrow, to take (from others)
- 鉴 to examine as reference, to reflect upon
Example

我们应该借鉴国外的先进经验。

wǒ men yīng gāi jiè jiàn guó wài de xiān jìn jīng yàn

We should learn from advanced foreign experience.
2 鉴定 jiàn dìng — to appraise, to authenticate, to identify HSK 6
- 鉴 to examine, to inspect
- 定 to determine, to conclude
Example

专家正在鉴定这幅画的真伪。

zhuān jiā zhèng zài jiàn dìng zhè fú huà de zhēn wěi

Experts are authenticating this painting.
3 鉴于 jiàn yú — in view of, given that, considering HSK 7
- 鉴 to examine, to consider
- 于 at, in (preposition linking to what follows)
Example

鉴于目前的情况，我们决定推迟会议。

jiàn yú mù qián de qíng kuàng wǒ men jué dìng tuī chí huì yì

In view of the current situation, we decided to postpone the meeting.
4 鉴别 jiàn bié — to identify, to distinguish HSK 7
- 鉴 to examine, to appraise
- 别 to distinguish, to differentiate
Example

专家可以鉴别真假古董。

zhuān jiā kě yǐ jiàn bié zhēn jiǎ gǔ dǒng

Experts can identify authentic antiques from fakes.
5 鉴赏 jiàn shǎng — to appreciate HSK 7
- 鉴 to examine, to discern
- 赏 to appreciate, to admire
Example

他正在鉴赏这幅名画。

tā zhèng zài jiàn shǎng zhè fú míng huà

He is appreciating this famous painting.

Structure & writing

鉴 jiàn — bronze mirror (polished on one side to reflect the face)

鉴 is not used as a component in any other character.

鉴 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order