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鉴

jiàn · jian

Traditional 鑑 / 鋻 / 鍳 / 鑒

Meaning

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jiàn 鑑

  1. bronze mirror (used in ancient times)
  2. to reflect
  3. to mirror
  4. sth that serves as a warning or a lesson
  5. to examine
  6. to scrutinize

jiàn 鋻

  1. variant of 鑑 / 鉴 (jiàn)

jiàn 鍳

  1. old variant of 鑒 / 鉴 (jiàn)

jiàn 鑒

  1. variant of 鑑 / 鉴 (jiàn)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

历(lì)史(shǐ)是(shì)一(yí)面(miàn)镜(jìng)子(zi)，可(kě)以(yǐ)鉴(jiàn)古(gǔ)今(jīn)。

History is a mirror that can reflect ancient and modern times.

02

专(zhuān)家(jiā)正(zhèng)在(zài)鉴(jiàn)这(zhè)幅(fú)古(gǔ)画(huà)的(de)真(zhēn)伪(wěi)。

The expert is examining the authenticity of this ancient painting.

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