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鉴

Traditional: 鋻 · 鍳 · 鑑 · 鑒

jiàn

jiàn

  1. variant of 鑑|鉴[jian4]
  2. old variant of 鑒|鉴[jian4]
  3. bronze mirror (used in ancient times)
  4. to reflect
  5. to mirror
  6. sth that serves as a warning or a lesson
  7. to examine
  8. to scrutinize

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

鉴

Meaning
mirror, looking glass; reflect
Radical
金
Strokes
13
Components
⿱?金
Cangjie
LIC
Four-corner
2810

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