国子监

Traditional form:

國子監

Pinyin (reading):

Guózǐjiàn

Definitions:

• Guozijian, the highest educational administrative body in imperial China, in some dynasties also functioning as the highest institution of academic research and learning (Imperial College, aka Imperial Academy)

Characters:

• 国 - country, nation, state; national
• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
• 监 - to supervise, to direct, to control; to inspect; prison, jail

Traditional characters:

• 國 - country, nation, state; national
• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
• 監 - to supervise, to direct, to control; to inspect; prison, jail