监

jiān

supervise, control, direct

Traditional form: 監

Stroke order

有人在监视。
Yǒu rén zài jiān shì
Someone is watching.
他在监视着。
Tā zài jiān shì zhe
He is keeping an eye out.
我把自己当成你的监护人。
Wǒ bǎ zì jǐ dàng chéng nǐ de jiān hù rén
I regard myself as your guardian.
你在监狱做什么？
Nǐ zài jiān yù zuò shén me
What are you doing on prison grounds?

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

监督jiān dū 1–1 to control; to supervise; to inspect
监狱jiān yù 1–4 prison
监视jiān shì 1–4 to monitor; to keep a close watch over; surveillance
总监zǒng jiān 3–1 head; director (of an organizational unit); (police) commissioner; inspector-general; rank of local governor in Tang dynasty administration
监测jiān cè 1–4 to monitor
监控jiān kòng 1–4 to monitor
监管jiān guǎn 1–3 to oversee; to take charge of; to supervise; to administer; supervisory; supervision
监护jiān hù 1–4 to act as a guardian
监察jiān chá 1–2 to supervise; to control