# 見

| 見 | U+898B, &#35211; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-898B |
| ← 覊 [U+898A] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 覌 → [U+898C] |
| ⾒ | U+2F92, &#12178; KANGXI RADICAL SEE |
| ← ⾑ [U+2F91] | Kangxi Radicals | ⾓ → [U+2F93] |
| 見 | U+FA0A, &#64010; CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-FA0A |
| ← 降 [U+FA09] | CJK Compatibility Ideographs | 廓 → [U+FA0B] |

## Translingual
### Han character

見 (Kangxi radical 147, 見+0, 7 strokes, cangjie input 月山竹山 (BUHU), four-corner 6021$_0$, composition ⿱目儿)
* Kangxi radical #147, ⾒.

#### Derived characters

* Appendix:Chinese radical/見
* 俔(伣), 哯(𠯟), 垷, 娊, 峴(岘), 悓, 挸, 涀, 䧋, 晛(𬀪), 梘(枧), 現(现), 䏹, 視(视), 睍(𪾢), 䂓, 硯(砚), 䅐, 粯(𬖑), 絸(𬘖), 蜆(蚬), 誢, 鋧(𰽢), 靚(靓), 靦(䩄), 䩤, 麲(𪎉)
* 莧(苋), 斍, 㒻, 㝟, 筧(笕), 䨘, 竀, 萈
* 𫝎, 𭘠, 𤞭, 𭠺, 𣁐, 𪵄, 𤙧, 𠄺, 𤫽, 𪽔, 𦖃, 𧼊, 𨁍, 𨡁, 𬒜, 𩷪, 𬸳, 𡫨, 𪑈, 𭌊, 𭐆
* 𢽕, 𫾴, 𡕚, 𡷹, 𢀢, 𪶂, 𥦀, 𠺐, 𧹦, 𢈥, 𤶻, 𨴼, 𣽾

#### Related characters

* 见 (Simplified Chinese)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1133, character 1
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 34796
* Dae Jaweon: page 1599, character 8
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3663, character 1
* Unihan data for U+898B
* Unihan data for U+FA0A

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 見 :
| Shang | Western Zhou | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 涀 | *ɡeːlʔ, *kʰeːns, *ɡeːns |
| 莧 | *ɡreːns |
| 粯 | *ɡreːns |
| 晛 | *ŋl'eːns, *ɡeːnʔ |
| 筧 | *keːnʔ |
| 絸 | *keːnʔ |
| 垷 | *keːnʔ, *ɡeːnʔ |
| 挸 | *keːnʔ |
| 見 | *keːns, *ɡeːns |
| 俔 | *kʰeːns, *ɡeːnʔ |
| 蜆 | *kʰeːns, *qʰeːnʔ, *ɡeːnʔ |
| 硯 | *ŋɡeːn, *ŋɡeːns |
| 峴 | *ɡeːnʔ |
| 哯 | *ɡeːnʔ |
| 睍 | *ɡeːnʔ |
| 現 | *ɡeːns |
目 (“eye”) + 卩 (“kneeling person”) – a kneeling human figure with a large eye for a head. Similar but unrelated to 艮. See also 夏 and 監.

### Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ken.

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): jiàn (jian$^4$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): jian$^4$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җян (ži͡an, III)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gin$^3$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): gen$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): jien$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): kien / kian
    (Meixian, Guangdong): gian$^4$
* Jin (Wiktionary): jie$^3$
* Northern Min (KCR): gi̿ng
* Eastern Min (BUC): giéng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ging$^4$ / geng$^4$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): kìⁿ / kiàn
    (Teochew, Peng'im): gin$^3$ / giang$^3$ / giêng$^3$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$ci
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): jienn$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiàn
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jiàn
*** Wade–Giles: chien$^4$
*** Yale: jyàn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiann
*** Palladius: цзянь (czjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: jian$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: gian
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕiɛn²¹³/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җян (ži͡an, III)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕiæ̃⁴⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gin$^3$
*** Yale: gin
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gin$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gin$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kiːn³³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: gen$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ken³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: jien$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕiɛn³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kien
*** Hakka Romanization System: gien
*** Hagfa Pinyim: gian$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /ki̯en⁵⁵/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kian
*** Hakka Romanization System: gian
*** Hagfa Pinyim: gian$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /ki̯an⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: gian$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /kian⁵³/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: jie$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕie⁴⁵/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gi̿ng
*** Sinological IPA : /kiŋ³³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: giéng
*** Sinological IPA : /kiɛŋ²¹³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ging$^4$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: gi̍ng
*** Sinological IPA : /kiŋ⁴²/
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: geng$^4$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ge̍ng
*** Sinological IPA : /kɛŋ⁴²/
* ging4 - vernacular;
* geng4 - literary.
* Middle Chinese: kenH
Rime :
| Character | 見 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 先 (85) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 古電切 |
| Baxter | kenH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ken$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ken$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kɛn$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kɛn$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /ken$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /kien$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kien$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jiàn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gin$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[k]ˤen-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*keːns/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 見 |
| Reading # | 1/3 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | jiàn |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ ken$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*[k]ˁen-s/ |
| English | see (v.) |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 見 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 6192 |
| Phonetic component | 見 |
| Rime group | 元 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 見 |
| Old Chinese | /*keːns/ |

#### Definitions

見
* to see
       Wǒ cónglái méi jiàn guò nàme dà de. [Pinyin]
       I never saw one as big as that before.
       yī rì bù jiàn, rú gé sān qiū [Pinyin]
       (idiom) one day apart (not seeing [each other]) seems like three years
       nei$^5$ gin$^3$ gwo$^3$ mei$^6$ aa$^3$? ngo$^5$ gin$^3$ gwo$^3$, ngo$^5$ zan$^1$ hai$^6$ gin$^3$ gwo$^3$. [Jyutping]
       Have you ever seen [it]? I've seen [it]; I've really seen [it] (object unspecified).
    唔見有／唔见有 [Cantonese] ― m$^4$ gin$^3$ jau$^5$ [Jyutping] ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    From: I Ching, 11th – 8th century BCE
    Xíng qí tíng, bù jiàn qí rén. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
       gam$^3$ do$^1$ jan$^4$ sei$^2$ m$^4$ gin$^3$ nei$^5$ sei$^2$? [Jyutping]
       Why don’t you go kill yourself? Literally, “So many people die, [yet] I don't see you die?”
* to meet; to see
    我們八點鐘見。／我们八点钟见。 ― Wǒmen bā diǎnzhōng jiàn. ― We'll meet at eight.
       Yǒu wèi nǚshì děng zhe yào jiàn nǐ. [Pinyin]
       There's a lady waiting to see you.
    From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE
    wáng yuē jiàn zhī [Pinyin]
    The king (now) asked that the butcher should be introduced to him
* to meet with; to be exposed to
    膠卷不能見光。／胶卷不能见光。 ― Jiāojuǎn bùnéng jiàn guāng. ― Films cannot be exposed to light.
    見水即溶／见水即溶 ― jiàn shuǐ jí róng ― to dissolve upon exposure to water
* to see; to refer to; vide
    見下頁／见下页 ― jiàn xià yè ― Please refer to next page.
* to appear; to seem
    見得／见得 ― jiàndé ― to appear, to seem
* opinion, idea, view
    見解／见解 ― jiànjiě ― opinion, view
    意見／意见 ― yìjiàn ― opinion, idea
       Yī nǐ zhī jiàn, zhè qǐ móushā àn gēn fàndú yǒuguān ma? [Pinyin]
       In your opinion, could the murder be drug - related?
* used after some verbs to indicate the result
    看見／看见 ― kànjiàn ― to see
    聽得見／听得见 ― tīng de jiàn ― able to hear
    夢見／梦见 ― mèngjiàn ― to have a dream about'
* (Cantonese) to feel (something about or in one's body)
    見頭暈／见头晕 [Cantonese] ― gin$^3$ tau$^4$ wan$^4$ [Jyutping] ― to feel dizzy
       nei$^5$ ji$^4$ gaa$^1$ gin$^3$ dim$^2$ aa$^3$? hou$^2$ faan$^1$ di$^1$ mei$^6$? [Jyutping]
       How are you feeling right now? Better?
** 1996, 大內密探零零發 [Forbidden City Cop], 劉嘉玲 [Carina Lau] (actor):
       wai$^3$, nei$^5$ gin$^3$ m$^4$ gin$^3$ tou$^5$ ngo$^6$ aa$^3$? ngo$^5$ luk$^6$ go$^3$ min$^6$ bei$^2$ nei$^5$ sik$^6$ a$^1$? [Jyutping]
       Hey, are you hungry? How about I cook you some noodles?
* (literary, used before a verb) (to have something done) by (someone or something)
    Synonym: 被
    From: Lü Buwei, Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals, 239 BCE
    Yànzǐ jiàn yí yú Jǐng Gōng. [Pinyin]
    Yan Ying was suspected by Duke Jing of Qi.
    From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
    Pén Chéngkuò jiàn shā. Ménrén wèn yuē: “Fūzǐ héyǐ zhī qí jiāng jiàn shā?” [Pinyin]
    Pen Cheng Kuo was killed. The disciples asked, "How did you know, Master, that he would be killed?'
* (literary) used to before a verb to indicate the action towards the speaker
    請見諒。／请见谅。 ― Qǐng jiànliàng. ― Please forgive me.
    From: 3rd century, Li Mi (李密), 陳情表
    Shēng hái liù yuè, cífù jiànbèi. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* (Hokkien) something happens every time something else happens (placed before two verbs)
       kìⁿ phah kìⁿ iâⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       one wins every time one competes
* (Hokkien) to have a contest; to compete
       kìⁿ-kang-bú [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       to fight it out; to compete
* (Mainland China Hokkien) every; each
       Kìⁿ lâng kè ài. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       Every person loves it.
* (～母) (Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of 見 (MC kenH)

#### Compounds

* 一偏之見 / 一偏之见 (yīpiānzhījiàn)
* 一孔之見 / 一孔之见 (yīkǒngzhījiàn)
* 一己之見 / 一己之见 (yījǐzhījiàn)
* 一得之見 / 一得之见
* 一般見識 / 一般见识 (yībānjiànshí)
* 一見傾心 / 一见倾心 (yījiànqīngxīn)
* 一見如故 / 一见如故 (yījiànrúgù)
* 一見如舊 / 一见如旧
* 一見鍾情 / 一见钟情 (yījiànzhōngqíng)
* 一針見血 / 一针见血 (yīzhēnjiànxiě)
* 一隅之見 / 一隅之见
* 不羞見 / 不羞见
* 不見 / 不见 (bùjiàn)
* 不見不散 / 不见不散 (bùjiànbùsàn)
* 不見世面 / 不见世面
* 不見人影 / 不见人影
* 不見便 / 不见便
* 不見則聲 / 不见则声
* 不見動靜 / 不见动静
* 不見圭角 / 不见圭角
* 不見天日 / 不见天日 (bùjiàntiānrì)
* 不見得 / 不见得 (bùjiàndé)
* 不見怪 / 不见怪
* 不見經傳 / 不见经传 (bùjiàn-jīngzhuàn)
* 不見識面 / 不见识面
* 不見蹤影 / 不见踪影 (bùjiànzōngyǐng)
* 不見輕 / 不见轻
* 不見輸贏 / 不见输赢
* 不見面 / 不见面
* 世俗之見 / 世俗之见
* 且見 / 且见
* 中見 / 中见
* 主見 / 主见 (zhǔjiàn)
* 久見 / 久见 (kiú-kian)
* 乍見 / 乍见
* 也不見得 / 也不见得
* 井蛙之見 / 井蛙之见 (jǐngwāzhījiàn)
* 互見 / 互见
* 五見 / 五见
* 代見 / 代见
* 伏見 / 伏见 (Fújiàn)
* 何以見得 / 何以见得 (héyǐjiàndé)
* 你知我見 / 你知我见
* 何見之晚 / 何见之晚
* 保見 / 保见
* 保見人 / 保见人
* 倨見 / 倨见
* 偏見 / 偏见 (piānjiàn)
* 傳見 / 传见
* 僻見 / 僻见
* 先入之見 / 先入之见 (xiānrùzhījiàn)
* 先見 / 先见 (xiānjiàn)
* 先見之明 / 先见之明 (xiānjiànzhīmíng)
* 八面見光 / 八面见光 (bāmiàn jiànguāng)
* 再見 / 再见 (zàijiàn)
* 刀刀見血 / 刀刀见血
* 利弊互見 / 利弊互见
* 別識別見 / 别识别见
* 前所未見 / 前所未见 (qiánsuǒwèijiàn)
* 創見 / 创见 (chuàngjiàn)
* 卑見 / 卑见
* 卓見 / 卓见 (zhuójiàn)
* 博聞多見 / 博闻多见
* 原始見終 / 原始见终
* 參見 / 参见 (cānjiàn)
* 可憐見 / 可怜见 (kěliánjiàn)
* 司空見慣 / 司空见惯 (sīkōngjiànguàn)
* 召見 / 召见 (zhàojiàn)
* 可見 / 可见 (kějiàn)
* 只見 / 只见 (zhǐjiàn)
* 叩見 / 叩见
* 可見一斑 / 可见一斑 (kějiànyībān)
* 可見度 / 可见度 (kějiàndù)
* 各執己見 / 各执己见 (gèzhíjǐjiàn)
* 各執所見 / 各执所见
* 各抒己見 / 各抒己见 (gèshūjǐjiàn)
* 各持己見 / 各持己见 (gèchíjǐjiàn)
* 同見同知 / 同见同知
* 吹糠見米 / 吹糠见米
* 喜聞樂見 / 喜闻乐见 (xǐwénlèjiàn)
* 四面見光 / 四面见光
* 因小見大 / 因小见大
* 因難見巧 / 因难见巧
* 固執己見 / 固执己见 (gùzhíjǐjiàn)
* 增廣見聞 / 增广见闻
* 增長見識 / 增长见识
* 夢見 / 梦见 (mèngjiàn)
* 天可憐見 / 天可怜见
* 奉見 / 奉见
* 孤行己見 / 孤行己见
* 定見 / 定见 (dìngjiàn)
* 宴見 / 宴见
* 寡聞少見 / 寡闻少见
* 寡見少聞 / 寡见少闻
* 察見淵魚 / 察见渊鱼
* 寡見鮮聞 / 寡见鲜闻
* 尋短見 / 寻短见 (xúnduǎnjiàn)
* 小兒之見 / 小儿之见
* 小見 / 小见
* 小見識 / 小见识
* 少見 / 少见 (shǎojiàn)
* 少見多怪 / 少见多怪 (shǎojiànduōguài)
* 屢見不鮮 / 屡见不鲜 (lǚjiànbùxiān)
* 常見 / 常见 (chángjiàn)
* 廟見 / 庙见
* 廝見 / 厮见
* 引見 / 引见 (yǐnjiàn)
* 待不見 / 待不见
* 待見 / 待见 (dàijiàn)
* 忽見 / 忽见 (hūjiàn)
* 恨相見晚 / 恨相见晚
* 愚見 / 愚见 (yújiàn)
* 意見 / 意见 (yìjiàn)
* 想見 / 想见 (xiǎngjiàn)
* 意見溝通 / 意见沟通
* 意見箱 / 意见箱 (yìjiànxiāng)
* 意見自由 / 意见自由
* 意見領袖 / 意见领袖 (yìjiàn lǐngxiù)
* 成見 / 成见 (chéngjiàn)
* 我見猶憐 / 我见犹怜
* 所見 / 所见 (suǒjiàn)
* 所見所聞 / 所见所闻 (suǒjiànsuǒwén)
* 所見略同 / 所见略同 (suǒjiànlüètóng)
* 拙見 / 拙见 (zhuōjiàn)
* 拜見 / 拜见 (bàijiàn)
* 拜見禮 / 拜见礼
* 拜見錢 / 拜见钱
* 拿賊見贓 / 拿贼见赃
* 捉奸見床
* 捉奸見雙 / 捉奸见双
* 捐棄成見 / 捐弃成见
* 接見 / 接见 (jiējiàn)
* 推見 / 推见 (tuījiàn)
* 推誠相見 / 推诚相见
* 撞見 / 撞见 (zhuàngjiàn)
* 撥雲見日 / 拨云见日 (bōyúnjiànrì)
* 政見 / 政见 (zhèngjiàn)
* 數見不鮮 / 数见不鲜 (shuòjiànbùxiān)
* 明心見性 / 明心见性
* 明見 / 明见
* 明見萬里 / 明见万里
* 時見 / 时见 (shíjiàn)
* 晉見 / 晋见 (jìnjiàn)
* 晤見 / 晤见 (wùjiàn)
* 書生之見 / 书生之见
* 會見 / 会见 (huìjiàn)
* 有目共見 / 有目共见 (yǒumùgòngjiàn)
* 有見識 / 有见识
* 望見 / 望见 (wàngjiàn)
* 朝見 / 朝见 (cháojiàn)
* 未見 / 未见 (wèijiàn)
* 機見 / 机见
* 正見 / 正见
* 歧見 / 歧见 (qíjiàn)
* 歷歷可見 / 历历可见
* 殫見洽聞 / 殚见洽闻
* 殷見
* 水清石見 / 水清石见
* 求見 / 求见 (qiújiàn)
* 沒個見識 / 没个见识
* 沒見世面 / 没见世面
* 沒見識 / 没见识
* 沒見食面 / 没见食面
* 洽聞博見 / 洽闻博见
* 洞見 / 洞见 (dòngjiàn)
* 洞見癥結 / 洞见症结
* 活見鬼 / 活见鬼
* 清晰可見 / 清晰可见
* 深知灼見 / 深知灼见
* 淺而易見 / 浅而易见
* 淺見 / 浅见 (qiǎnjiàn)
* 淺見寡聞 / 浅见寡闻
* 淺見寡識 / 浅见寡识
* 淺見薄識 / 浅见薄识
* 灼見 / 灼见 (zhuójiàn)
* 灼見真知 / 灼见真知
* 無見 / 无见
* 獨到之見 / 独到之见
* 獨見 / 独见
* 生情見景 / 生情见景
* 略見一斑 / 略见一斑
* 略陳管見 / 略陈管见
* 白日見鬼 / 白日见鬼 (báirì-jiànguǐ)
* 的見 / 的见
* 目不見睫 / 目不见睫
* 目見 / 目见 (mùjiàn)
* 目見耳聞 / 目见耳闻
* 直抒己見 / 直抒己见
* 相形見絀 / 相形见绌 (xiāngxíngjiànchù)
* 相見 / 相见 (xiāngjiàn)
* 省見 / 省见
* 相見恨晚 / 相见恨晚 (xiāngjiànhènwǎn)
* 相見無日 / 相见无日
* 真知灼見 / 真知灼见 (zhēnzhīzhuójiàn)
* 真誠相見 / 真诚相见
* 眼力見兒 / 眼力见儿 (yǎnlìjiànr)
* 眼見得 / 眼见得 (yǎnjiànde)
* 瞅不見 / 瞅不见
* 瞅見 / 瞅见 (chǒujiàn)
* 瞥見 / 瞥见 (piējiàn)
* 瞧見 / 瞧见 (qiáojiàn)
* 短見 / 短见 (duǎnjiàn)
* 短見薄識 / 短见薄识
* 碰見 / 碰见 (pèngjiàn)
* 視而不見 / 视而不见 (shì'érbùjiàn)
* 私見 / 私见 (sījiàn)
* 秋扇見捐 / 秋扇见捐
* 稟見 / 禀见
* 種族偏見 / 种族偏见
* 穴見 / 穴见
* 穴見小儒 / 穴见小儒
* 窺見 / 窥见 (kuījiàn)
* 窺見一斑 / 窥见一斑
* 立竿見影 / 立竿见影 (lìgānjiànyǐng)
* 管窺之見 / 管窥之见
* 管見 / 管见 (guǎnjiàn)
* 約見 / 约见 (yuējiàn)
* 綽見 / 绰见
* 罕見 / 罕见 (hǎnjiàn)
* 羞面見人 / 羞面见人
* 羹牆見堯 / 羹墙见尧
* 習見 / 习见 (xíjiàn)
* 老成之見 / 老成之见
* 老成見到 / 老成见到
* 老鼠見貓 / 老鼠见猫
* 耳聞目見 / 耳闻目见 (ěrwénmùjiàn)
* 聽見 / 听见 (tīngjiàn)
* 胸有定見 / 胸有定见
* 能見度 / 能见度 (néngjiàndù)
* 膚見 / 肤见
* 臆見 / 臆见 (yìjiàn)
* 自尋短見 / 自寻短见 (zìxúnduǎnjiàn)
* 興師見罪 / 兴师见罪
* 花見羞 / 花见羞
* 蒼蠅見血 / 苍蝇见血
* 螞蝗見血 / 蚂蝗见血
* 見不得 / 见不得 (jiànbudé)
* 見不得人 / 见不得人
* 見不長 / 见不长
* 見世面 / 见世面
* 見事風生 / 见事风生
* 見亮 / 见亮
* 見人 / 见人
* 見仁見智 / 见仁见智 (jiànrénjiànzhì)
* 見仁見知 / 见仁见知
* 見付 / 见付
* 見來 / 见来
* 見便 / 见便
* 見信 / 见信
* 見俏 / 见俏
* 見個情 / 见个情
* 見光 / 见光 (jiànguāng)
* 見光死 / 见光死 (jiànguāngsǐ)
* 見兔呼狗 / 见兔呼狗
* 見兔放鷹 / 见兔放鹰
* 見兔顧犬 / 见兔顾犬
* 見分曉 / 见分晓
* 見利忘義 / 见利忘义 (jiànlìwàngyì)
* 見利思義 / 见利思义
* 見到 / 见到 (jiàndào)
* 見前 / 见前
* 見危 / 见危
* 見危受命 / 见危受命
* 見危授命 / 见危授命
* 見危致命 / 见危致命
* 見原 / 见原 (jiànyuán)
* 見告 / 见告 (jiàngào)
* 見喜 / 见喜
* 見噎廢食 / 见噎废食
* 見地 / 见地 (jiàndì)
* 見報 / 见报 (jiànbào)
* 見堯於牆 / 见尧于墙
* 見外 / 见外 (jiànwài)
* 見多識廣 / 见多识广 (jiànduōshíguǎng)
* 見天 / 见天 (jiàntiān)
* 見天日 / 见天日 (jiàn tiānrì)
* 見好 / 见好
* 見好就收 / 见好就收 (jiàn hǎo jiù shōu)
* 見字 / 见字
* 見官 / 见官
* 見客 / 见客 (jiànkè)
* 見小 / 见小
* 見工 / 见工
* 見幾 / 见几
* 見幾而作 / 见几而作
* 見底 / 见底 (jiàndǐ)
* 見彈求鴞 / 见弹求鸮
* 見得 / 见得 (jiàndé)
* 見微知萌 / 见微知萌
* 見微知著 / 见微知著 (jiànwēizhīzhù)
* 見德思齊 / 见德思齐
* 見怪 / 见怪 (jiànguài)
* 見怪不怪 / 见怪不怪 (jiànguàibùguài)
* 見性成佛 / 见性成佛
* 見惠 / 见惠 (jiànhuì)
* 見愛 / 见爱 (jiàn'ài)
* 見慣不驚 / 见惯不惊
* 見慣司空 / 见惯司空
* 見憐 / 见怜 (jiànlián)
* 見所未見 / 见所未见 (jiànsuǒwèijiàn)
* 見效 / 见效 (jiànxiào)
* 見教 / 见教 (jiànjiào)
* 見新 / 见新
* 見方 / 见方
* 見於 / 见于
* 見旺 / 见旺
* 見景生情 / 见景生情
* 見智見仁 / 见智见仁
* 見本 / 见本 (kien-pún) (Hakka)
* 見棄 / 见弃 (jiànqì)
* 見樣學樣 / 见样学样
* 見機 / 见机 (jiànjī)
* 見機而作 / 见机而作
* 見機行事 / 见机行事
* 見步行步 / 见步行步
* 見死不救 / 见死不救 (jiànsǐbùjiù)
* 見溺不救 / 见溺不救
* 見獵心喜 / 见猎心喜 (jiànlièxīnxǐ)
* 見異思遷 / 见异思迁 (jiànyìsīqiān)
* 見疑 / 见疑 (jiànyí)
* 見真章 / 见真章 (jiànzhēnzhāng)
* 見短 / 见短
* 見破 / 见破
* 見示 / 见示
* 見神見鬼 / 见神见鬼
* 見禮 / 见礼
* 見稱 / 见称 (jiànchēng)
* 見笑 / 见笑 (jiànxiào)
* 見笑大方 / 见笑大方
* 見笑於人 / 见笑于人
* 見精識精 / 见精识精
* 見紅 / 见红 (jiànhóng)
* 見絀 / 见绌
* 見經識經 / 见经识经
* 見縫就鑽 / 见缝就钻
* 見縫插針 / 见缝插针 (jiànfèngchāzhēn)
* 見罪 / 见罪 (jiànzuì)
* 見義勇為 / 见义勇为 (jiànyì-yǒngwéi)
* 見習 / 见习 (jiànxí)
* 見習生 / 见习生 (jiànxíshēng)
* 見而色喜 / 见而色喜
* 見聞 / 见闻 (jiànwén)
* 見聞廣博 / 见闻广博
* 見聞習染 / 见闻习染
* 見肉生根 / 见肉生根
* 見背 / 见背 (jiànbèi)
* 見色忘友 / 见色忘友
* 見血封喉 / 见血封喉 (jiànxuèfēnghóu)
* 見解 / 见解 (jiànjiě)
* 見諒 / 见谅 (jiànliàng)
* 見諭 / 见谕
* 見識 / 见识 (jiànshí)
* 見證 / 见证 (jiànzhèng)
* 見證人 / 见证人 (jiànzhèngrén)
* 見識淺短 / 见识浅短
* 見讓 / 见让
* 見貌辨色 / 见貌辨色
* 見財起意 / 见财起意
* 見責 / 见责 (jiànzé)
* 見賢不隱 / 见贤不隐
* 見賢思齊 / 见贤思齐 (jiànxiánsīqí)
* 見過世面 / 见过世面
* 見錢眼紅 / 见钱眼红
* 見錢眼開 / 见钱眼开 (jiànqiányǎnkāi)
* 見長 / 见长
* 見閻王 / 见阎王 (jiàn Yánwáng)
* 見陣 / 见阵
* 見難 / 见难
* 見面 / 见面 (jiànmiàn)
* 見面禮 / 见面礼 (jiànmiànlǐ)
* 見鞍思馬 / 见鞍思马
* 見頂 / 见顶 (jiàndǐng)
* 見風 / 见风
* 見風使帆 / 见风使帆
* 見風使舵 / 见风使舵 (jiànfēngshǐduò)
* 見風是雨 / 见风是雨
* 見風轉篷 / 见风转篷
* 見風轉舵 / 见风转舵 (jiànfēngzhuǎnduò)
* 見風駛船 / 见风驶船
* 見駕 / 见驾 (jiànjià)
* 見驥一毛 / 见骥一毛
* 見高低 / 见高低
* 見鬼 / 见鬼 (jiànguǐ)
* 見齒 / 见齿
* 覲見 / 觐见 (jìnjiàn)
* 觀見 / 观见
* 請見 / 请见 (qǐngjiàn)
* 謁見 / 谒见 (yèjiàn)
* 謬見 / 谬见 (miùjiàn)
* 證見 / 证见 (zhèngjiàn)
* 識見 / 识见 (shíjiàn)
* 贄見 / 贽见 (zhìjiàn)
* 贄見禮 / 贽见礼
* 起見 / 起见 (qǐjiàn)
* 足見 / 足见 (zújiàn)
* 路見不平 / 路见不平 (lùjiànbùpíng)
* 載見 / 载见
* 迂見 / 迂见
* 迭見雜出 / 迭见杂出
* 進見 / 进见 (jìnjiàn)
* 進見禮 / 进见礼
* 遇見 / 遇见 (yùjiàn)
* 達見水庫 / 达见水库
* 遠見 / 远见 (yuǎnjiàn)
* 遙見 / 遥见 (yáojiàn)
* 遠見卓識 / 远见卓识 (yuǎnjiànzhuóshí)
* 避不見面 / 避不见面
* 鄙夫之見 / 鄙夫之见
* 鄙見 / 鄙见 (bǐjiàn)
* 重見天日 / 重见天日 (chóngjiàntiānrì)
* 重見複出 / 重见复出
* 針針見血 / 针针见血
* 錯見 / 错见 (cuòjiàn)
* 門戶之見 / 门户之见
* 開心見膽 / 开心见胆
* 開心見誠 / 开心见诚
* 開門見山 / 开门见山 (kāiménjiànshān)
* 開雲見日 / 开云见日
* 陋見 / 陋见
* 陛見 / 陛见
* 陳見 / 陈见
* 難得一見 / 难得一见
* 雲開見日 / 云开见日
* 面見 / 面见
* 面見江東 / 面见江东
* 預見 / 预见 (yùjiàn)
* 顯而易見 / 显而易见 (xiǎn'éryìjiàn)
* 顯見 / 显见 (xiǎnjiàn)
* 馬見愁 / 马见愁
* 騎牆之見 / 骑墙之见
* 高明遠見 / 高明远见
* 高見 / 高见 (gāojiàn)
* 高見遠識 / 高见远识
* 高識遠見 / 高识远见
* 鬼見愁 / 鬼见愁 (guǐjiànchóu)
* 黨見 / 党见 (dǎngjiàn)

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiàn (xian$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˋ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jin$^6$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): yen$^5$
* Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): hian$^4$
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): heng$^5$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): hiān
    (Teochew, Peng'im): hing$^7$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiàn
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siàn
*** Wade–Giles: hsien$^4$
*** Yale: syàn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiann
*** Palladius: сянь (sjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jin$^6$
*** Yale: yihn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jin$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yin$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /jiːn²²/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: yen$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /jen³²/
* Hakka
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: hian$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /hian⁵³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: heng$^5$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: hēng
*** Sinological IPA : /hɛŋ²¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiān
*** Tâi-lô: hiān
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hien
*** IPA (Xiamen): /hiɛn²²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɛn²²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /hiɛn³³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɛn³³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: hing$^7$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hīng
*** Sinological IPA : /hiŋ¹¹/
* Middle Chinese: henH
Rime :
| Character | 見 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 匣 (33) |
| Final (韻) | 先 (85) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 胡甸切 |
| Baxter | henH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɦen$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɦen$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ɣɛn$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɦɛn$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /ɣen$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /ɣien$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ɣien$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | xiàn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | jin$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*N-[k]ˤen-s/, /*m-[k]ˤen-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*ɡeːns/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 見 | 見 |
| Reading # | 2/3 | 3/3 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | xiàn | xiàn |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ hen$^H$ › | ‹ hen$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*N-[k]ˁen-s/ | /*m-[k]ˁen-s/ |
| English | appear | cause to appear, introduce |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. |||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 見 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 6206 |
| Phonetic component | 見 |
| Rime group | 元 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 見 |
| Old Chinese | /*ɡeːns/ |

#### Definitions

見
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 現／现 (xiàn, “to appear”).
    From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5th – 3rd centuries BCE
    Kē jì qǔ tú fèng zhī, fā tú, tú qióng ér bǐshǒu xiàn. [Pinyin]
    Jing Ke took the map scroll and presented it. He unrolled the map, and when it reached the end, the dagger appeared.

#### Compounds

* 圖窮匕見 / 图穷匕见 (túqióngbǐxiàn)
* 尸居龍見 / 尸居龙见
* 層出疊見 / 层出叠见 (céngchūdiéxiàn)
* 層見疊出 / 层见叠出 (céngxiàndiéchū)
* 情見乎言 / 情见乎言
* 情見乎辭 / 情见乎辞
* 情見力屈 / 情见力屈
* 情見勢屈 / 情见势屈
* 情見勢竭 / 情见势竭
* 捉襟肘見 / 捉襟肘见
* 捉襟見肘 / 捉襟见肘
* 掣襟肘見 / 掣襟肘见
* 時窮節乃見 / 时穷节乃见 (shíqióngjiénǎixiàn)
* 時隱時見 / 时隐时见
* 書讀百遍，其義自見 / 书读百遍，其义自见
* 氣充文見 / 气充文见
* 瑕瑜互見 / 瑕瑜互见
* 自見 / 自见
* 見世報 / 见世报
* 見在 / 见在 (xiànzài)
* 見在佛 / 见在佛
* 見意 / 见意
* 見成 / 见成
* 見糧 / 见粮
* 見錢 / 见钱
* 讀書百遍，其義自見 / 读书百遍，其义自见
* 踵決肘見 / 踵决肘见

## Japanese
### Kanji

(First grade kyōiku kanji)
* to see
* to think about, to consider
* to see (someone), to meet
* to appear, to show up

#### Readings

* Go-on: けん (ken, Jōyō)、げん (gen)
* Kan-on: けん (ken, Jōyō)
* Kun: みる (miru, 見る, Jōyō)、みえる (mieru, 見える, Jōyō)、まみえる (mamieru, 見える)、みせる (miseru, 見せる, Jōyō)

#### Compounds

* 見解(けんかい) (kenkai)
* 見聞(けんぶん) (kenbun)
* 一見(いっけん) (ikken), 一見(いちげん) (ichigen)
* 所見(しょけん) (shoken)
* 初見(しょけん) (shoken)
* 必見(ひっけん) (hikken)
* 無見(むけん) (muken): the belief that everything in this world is completely null and void, with no substance.

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 見
* み Grade: 1
* kun'yomi
⟨mi$_1$⟩ → /mi/
From Old Japanese. Attested in the Man'yōshū, completed some time after 759 CE (see quotation below).
The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 見(み)る (miru, “to see; to look at”). Ultimately cognate with 目 (ancient ma, modern me, “eye”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [mʲi]
* Generally only found in compounds in modern Japanese, where the pitch accent depends on the entire term.

#### Noun

見(み) • (mi)
* seeing, looking
* the look or appearance of something
* a view, as of a landscape
** c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 20, poem 4360:, text here
    夜麻美礼婆 見能等母之久 可波美礼婆 見乃佐夜氣久
    山(やま)見(み)れば見(み)の羨(とも)しく川(かわ)見(み)れば見(み)の清(さや)けく
       yama mireba mi no tomoshiku kawa mireba mi no sayakeku
       looked to the mountains, and the view was stunning; looked to the rivers and the view was clear and refreshing

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 見
* み Grade: 1
* kun'yomi

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) み [míꜜ] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [mʲi]

#### Verb

見(み) • (mi)
* stem or continuative form of 見る (miru)

### Etymology 3

* Kanji in this term
* 見
* けん Grade: 1
* on'yomi
From Middle Chinese 見 (MC kenH, “to see; to seem; opinion”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) けん [kéꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [kẽ̞ɴ]

#### Noun

見(けん) • (ken)
* seeing, looking
* a view, perspective, thought, or opinion about something
* (noh) the visual impact the performers have on the audience
* window-shopping
* a window-shopper

##### Synonyms

* (thought, opinion): 考(かんが)え (kangae), 思(おも)い付(つ)き (omoitsuki), 見(けん)解(かい) (kenkai)
* (noh): 見(けん)風(ぷう) (kenpū)
* (window-shopping, window-shopper): 素(す)見(けん) (suken), 冷(ひ)やかし (hiyakashi)

### References

* 1 2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

## Korean
### Etymology 1

From Middle Chinese 見 (MC kenH).
* Recorded as Middle Korean 견〯 (kyěn)$^訓$ (Yale: kyěn) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [kjɘ(ː)n]
* Phonetic hangul: [견(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Hanja

Wikisource 見 (eumhun 볼 견 (bol gyeon))
* hanja form of 견 (“to see; to view”)
* hanja form of 견 (“view; perspective; opinion”)

#### Compounds

* 견각 (見却, gyeon'gak)
* 견문 (見聞, gyeonmun)
* 견본 (見本, gyeonbon)
* 견습 (見習, gyeonseup)
* 견식 (見識, gyeonsik)
* 견책 (見責, gyeonchaek)
* 견학 (見學, gyeonhak)
* 견해 (見解, gyeonhae)
* 고견 (高見, gogyeon)
* 단견 (短見, dan'gyeon)
* 망견 (望見, manggyeon)
* 발견 (發見, balgyeon)
* 사견 (私見, sagyeon)
* 상견 (相見, sanggyeon)
* 상견례 (相見禮, sanggyeollye)
* 선입견 (先入見, seonipgyeon)
* 선입지견 (先入之見, seonipjigyeon)
* 소견 (所見, sogyeon)
* 식견 (識見, sikgyeon)
* 아견 (我見, agyeon)
* 예견 (豫見, yegyeon)
* 외견 (外見, oegyeon)
* 의견 (意見, uigyeon)
* 이견 (異見, igyeon)
* 일가견 (一家見, ilgagyeon)
* 일견 (一見, ilgyeon)
* 접견 (接見, jeopgyeon)
* 정견 (政見, jeonggyeon)
* 주견 (主見, jugyeon)
* 참견 (參見, chamgyeon)
* 편견 (偏見, pyeon'gyeon)
* 회견 (會見, hoegyeon)
* 후견인 (後見人, hugyeonin)

### Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese 見 (MC henH).
* Recorded as Middle Korean ᅘᅧᆫ〮 (Yale: hhyén) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.
* Recorded as Early Modern Korean 현 (Yale: hyen) in Samun Seonghwi (三韻聲彙 / 삼운성휘), 1751.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [çɘ(ː)n]
* Phonetic hangul: [현(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Hanja

見 (eumhun 뵈올 현 (boe'ol hyeon))
* (literary) hanja form of 현 (“to humbly see”)
* Original form of 現.

#### Compounds

* 근현 (覲見, geunhyeon)
* 알현 (謁見, alhyeon)

### References

* 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

## Vietnamese
### Han character

見: Hán Nôm readings: kiến, kén, hiện
* chữ Hán form of kiến (“(only in compounds) see; meet; view”).

#### Compounds

* 偏見 (thiên kiến)
* 創見 (sáng kiến)
* 定見 (định kiến)
* 意見 (ý kiến)
* 成見 (thành kiến)
* 拜見 (bái kiến)
* 接見 (tiếp kiến)
* 政見 (chính kiến)
* 會見 (hội kiến)
* 發見 (phát kiến)
* 見識 (kiến thức)
* 謁見 (yết kiến)
* 證見 (chứng kiến)
* 預見 (dự kiến)