Chinese Notes

见 (見) jiàn

jiàn verb to see
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 看到 (CCD 1 '见' jiàn 1; FE '見' jiàn 1; Unihan '見'; XHZD '见' jiàn 1)
jiàn noun opinion; view; understanding
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 看法 (CCD 1 '见' jiàn 6; XHZD '见' jiàn 5)
jiàn verb indicates seeing, hearing, meeting, etc
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Used after another verb, such as 看，听，etc (XHZD '见' jiàn 7)
jiàn verb refer to; for details see
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Indicates a reference, such as to a particular page, etc (CCD 1 '见' jiàn 4; FE '見' jiàn 4; XHZD '见' jiàn 3)
jiàn verb to appear
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 显现 (CCD 1 '见' jiàn 3; FE '見' jiàn 6; XHZD '见' jiàn 1)
jiàn particle passive marker
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CCD 2 '见' jiàn 1; FE '見' jiàn 5; XHZD '见' jiàn 6)
jiàn noun view; perception; dṛṣṭi; diṭṭhi
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: dṛṣṭi, Pali: diṭṭhi, Japanese: kyōn (BL 'dṛṣṭi'; FGDB '見'; SH '見'; Sharf 2005, p. 141)
jiàn verb to meet
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 会见 (CCD 1 '见' jiàn 2; FE '見' jiàn 2; XHZD '见' jiàn 4)
jiàn verb to receive (a guest)
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (FE '見' jiàn 3)
jiàn verb let me; kindly
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: A polite form used before a verb (CCD 2 '见' jiàn 2)
jiàn proper noun Jian
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (CCD 1 '见' jiàn 7; XHZD '见' jiàn 8)
xiàn verb to appear
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As a variant of 现 (CCD '见' xiàn; FE '見' xiàn 1; XHZD '见' xiàn)
xiàn verb to introduce
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (FE '見' xiàn 2)

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足见(足見) it goes to show that; one can see
耳听为虚，眼见为实(耳聽為虛，眼見為實) Take what you hear to be false, only believe it when you see it . Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.
无主见(無主見) without one's own opinions
洞见(洞見) insight; to see clearly
见面礼(見面禮) gift given when meeting for the first time
卓见(卓見) a profound view
增长见识(增長見識) to develop in experience
参见(參見) to refer to; to see also; to confer; to pay respect to
已见分晓(已見分曉) the result becomes apparent; (after) the dust has settled
寡闻少见(寡聞少見) having heard little and seen few things; ignorant
何以见得(何以見得) how can one be sure?
眼见(眼見) to see with one's own eyes
罕见(罕見) rarely seen
避不见面(避不見面) to refuse to meet; to avoid somebody
公众意见(公眾意見) public opinion
见红(見紅) to bleed (especially vaginal bleeding); to suffer a financial loss
拙见(拙見) my unworthy opinion
清澈见底(清澈見底) water so clear you can see the bottom
司空见惯(司空見慣) a common occurence
见人(見人) to meet somebody ; a witness
见背(見背) to pass away (literatlly, of the older generation); to be orphaned
相见(相見) to meet each other
见好就收(見好就收) to quit while one is ahead ; to know when to stop
见义勇为(見義勇為) to see what is right and act courageously; to stand up bravely for the truth; acting heroically in a just cause
显见(顯見) obvious; clearly visible
有目共见(有目共見) anyone with eyes can see it; obvious to all; something speaks for itself; is there for all to see
望见(望見) to espy; to spot
谬见(謬見) erroneous views; false idea; false opinion
略见一斑(略見一斑) to glimpse just one spot (of the panther); to get an inkling of the whole picture
不见一点踪影(不見一點蹤影) no trace to be seen
见光死(見光死) to wither in the light of day
瞧见(瞧見) to see
长见识(長見識) to develop in experience
各持己见(各持己見) each adheres to their own views
美祥亦先见(美祥亦先見) an auspicious omen will first be seen
难得一见(難得一見) rarely seen
目不见睫(目不見睫) the eye cannot see the eyelashes; unable to see one's own faults; to lack self-awareness
瞅见(瞅見) to see
见识浅(見識淺) short-sighted
一孔之见(一孔之見) partial view; limited outlook
见微知著(見微知著) one tiny clue reveals the general trend; small beginnings show how things will develop
一般见识(一般見識) to lower oneself to somebody's level; to argue with somebody less well-informed
见诸行动(見諸行動) to translate something into action; to put something into action
开心见胆(開心見膽) to understand clearly
可见(可見) can be understood ; can be seen; perceptible; visible

Also contained in

见惑、别峰相见、傲慢与偏见、能见相、知见、入见道

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Truncated for common words

卷二十八志第十八符瑞中 Volume 28 Treatises 18: Auspicious Signs 2 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 203
卷五十六志第九天文九 Volume 56 Treatises 9: Astronomy 9 History of Song 宋史 — count: 177
卷二十九志第十九符瑞下 Volume 29 Treatises 19: Auspicious Signs 3 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 135
卷三十八 Scroll 38 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 131
卷十三志第三天文下 Volume 13 Treatises 3: Astronomy Part Three Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 123
卷17　志第12 律曆中 Volume 17 Treatises 12: Measures and the Calendar 2 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 123
卷二十　　志第一:　天文日薄食煇珥雲氣月五星淩犯及星變 Volume 20 Treatises 1: Astronomy - Solar Eclipses, Lunar and Five Planets Occultations, Changes to Stars History of Jin 金史 — count: 111
卷二十一律曆志 Volume 21: Treatise on Rhythm and the Calendar Book of Han 漢書 — count: 97
卷三十 Scroll 30 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 94
昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 89

Collocations

见君子 (見君子) 未見君子 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧周南‧汝墳 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Zhou And The South - Ru Fen — count: 34
未见 (未見) 未見君子 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧周南‧汝墳 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Zhou And The South - Ru Fen — count: 13
载见 (載見) 載見 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 周頌‧臣工之什‧載見 Sacrificial odes of Zhou - Decade Of Chen Gong - Zai Jian — count: 5
庶见 (庶見) 庶見素冠兮 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧檜‧素冠 Lessons from the states - Odes of Gui - Su Guan — count: 3
来见 (來見) 微子來見祖廟也 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 周頌‧臣工之什‧有客 Sacrificial odes of Zhou - Decade Of Chen Gong - You Ke — count: 3
见止 (見止) 亦既見止 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧召南‧草蟲 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Shao And The South - Cao Chong — count: 3
文见 (文見) 文見於此 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 序 Preface — count: 3
见素 (見素) 庶見素冠兮 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧檜‧素冠 Lessons from the states - Odes of Gui - Su Guan — count: 3
龙见 (龍見) 龍見而雩 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 2
见晏 (見晏) 見晏桓子 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 2