鉴
jiàn
bronze mirror (used in ancient times)
to reflect; to mirror; sth that serves as a warning or a lesson; to examine; to scrutinize; variant of 鑑|鉴[jian4]
a picture of 鉴 → a bronze mirror used to reflect and examine
The full traditional form 鑑 shows a person looking into a vessel (皿) filled with water — the earliest mirror. The 金 (metal) component in the simplified form reflects the later shift to polished bronze as the reflective surface.
古人用铜鉴来照自己的脸。
gǔ rén yòng tóng jiàn lái zhào zì jǐ de liǎn。
Ancient people used a bronze mirror to look at their own faces.
我们应该以历史为鉴，不重蹈覆辙。
wǒ men yīng gāi yǐ lì shǐ wéi jiàn，bù chóng dǎo fù zhé。
We should take history as a lesson and not repeat the same mistakes.
Words with 鉴
评鉴
píng jiàn
evaluation; assessment
鉴别
jiàn bié
to differentiate; to distinguish
印鉴
yìn jiàn
seal impression
鉴价
jiàn jià
to appraise
鉴定
jiàn dìng
to examine sth to determine its authenticity, quality, value etc; to appraise; to evaluate; to authenticate
鉴证
jiàn zhèng
appraisal
鉴识
jiàn shí
to identify
鉴黄
jiàn huáng
to inspect videos and other media for pornographic content
鉴黄师
jiàn huáng shī
content moderator specializing in pornographic material (both online and offline)
鉴往知来
jiàn wǎng zhī lái
to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come
鉴赏
jiàn shǎng
to appreciate (as a connoisseur)
鉴戒
jiàn jiè
lesson from events of the past