Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 鉴

variant of 鑑／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 (jiàn)

old variant of 鑒／鉴 (jiàn)

to appraise
to identify
to evaluate

to identify
to detect

(formal) (used in a submitted document) please review; for your kind consideration

appraisal
verification
authentication
forensic investigation

in view of
seeing that
considering
whereas

annual report
yearbook
almanac

to inspect videos and other media for pornographic content

to appraise
appraisal
valuation

Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang dynastic Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism

to judge
to examine
to evaluate

evaluation
assessment

illustrated handbook

to appreciate (as a connoisseur)

lesson from events of the past
warning

to examine deeply
to inspect closely

to differentiate; to distinguish

to appreciate (a work of art)

to draw on (others' experience)
to learn from (how others do things)
lesson to be learned (by observing others)

seal impression
stamp
mark from a seal serving as signature

in light of this

D N Ajiàndìng

DNA test; DNA testing

jiànhuángshī

content moderator specializing in pornographic material (both online and offline)

jiànshǎngjiā

connoisseur
appreciative person
fan

yóuguāngkějiàn

lit. oily and shiny to the point of reflecting (idiom)
lustrous

yǒujiànyúcǐ

in view of this
to this end

Jiànzhēnhéshang

Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism

Dé Fǎ Niánjiàn

Deutsch-Französische Jahrbücher (published once in 1844 by Karl Marx and bourgeois radical Arnold Ruge)

hòuchēzhījiàn

lit. warning to the following cart (idiom); don't follow the track of an overturned cart
fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor
learn from past mistake
once bitten twice shy

Lóngkān Shǒujiàn

Longkan Shoujian, Chinese character dictionary from 997 AD containing 26,430 entries, with radicals placed into 240 rhyme groups and arranged according to the four tones, and the rest of the characters similarly arranged under each radical

jiànwǎngzhīlái

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

Zīzhì Tōngjiàn

A Mirror for the Wise Ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by 司馬光／司马光 ( Sīmǎ Guāng) Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls

qiánchēzhījiàn

to learn a lesson from the mistakes of one's predecessor (idiom)

yǐshǐwéijiàn

to learn from history (idiom)

qīnzǐjiàndìng

paternity or maternity test

jiàndìngwěiyuánhuì

鉴定委员会

[鑒定委員會]

evaluation committee
review board

qiánchēzhīfù,hòuchēzhījiàn

前车之覆，后车之鉴

[前車之覆，後車之鑒]

lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor
learn from past mistake
once bitten twice shy

Guójiā Wénwù Jiàndìng Wěiyuánhuì

国家文物鉴定委员会

[國家文物鑒定委員會]

National Commission for the Identification of Cultural Heritage