监
jiān
to supervise
to inspect; jail; prison
a picture of 监 → a person gazing into a basin to inspect
The full character 监 originally depicted a person kneeling and peering down into a vessel of water, using it as a mirror — to inspect or oversee. That act of scrutiny extended naturally to supervision and, by association, the controlled space of a prison.
老师在监考，同学们都很认真。
lǎo shī zài jiān kǎo，tóng xué men dōu hěn rèn zhēn。
The teacher is supervising the exam, and the students are all very focused.
那个人犯了罪，被关进监狱好几年。
nà ge rén fàn le zuì，bèi guān jìn jiān yù hǎo jǐ nián。
That person committed a crime and was locked in prison for several years.
Words with 监
收监
shōu jiān
to imprison
监牢
jiān láo
prison
监视居住
jiān shì jū zhù
to order sb to stay at their home, or a designated location, under surveillance
监察院
jiān chá yuàn
Control Yuan, a watchdog under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan
连续监视
lián xù jiān shì
continuous monitoring
运营总监
yùn yíng zǒng jiān
chief operating officer (COO)
远程监控
yuǎn chéng jiān kòng
remote monitoring
远距离监视
yuǎn jù lí jiān shì
off-site monitoring
重症监护
zhòng zhèng jiān hù
intensive care
重症监护室
zhòng zhèng jiān hù shì
intensive care unit (ICU)
银监会
yín jiān huì
China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC), abbr. for 中國銀行業監督管理委員會|中国银行业监督管理委员会[Zhong1 guo2 Yin2 hang2 ye4 Jian1 du1 Guan3 li3 Wei3 yuan2 hui4]
三宝太监
sān bǎo tài jiàn
also written 三保太監|三保太监