What does 见 mean in Chinese?

见 (jiàn) means "to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview" in Chinese. The new HSK exam tests it at HSK 1.

How do you pronounce 见?

见 is pronounced "jiàn" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 4.

What HSK level is 见?

见 is an HSK 1 word on the new HSK exam syllabus.

What words contain the character 见?

Common words with 见 include 不见 (not to see), 不见得 (not necessarily), 主见 (one's own view), 一孔之见 (partial view), 一般见识 (to lower oneself to sb's level).

How do you write 见?

见 has 4 strokes. Its radical is 见. You can view the stroke order animation on our stroke order tool.

见 (jiàn), to see

见

jiàn

to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview

HSK 1 New to HSKverb4 strokes

Traditional: 見

Character Breakdown

An eye on legs — to see

Radical: 见 (no. 147)Strokes: 4Traditional: 見

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Definitions

(verb) to see
to meet
to appear (to be sth)
to interview

Example Sentences

再见！明天见！

Zàijiàn! Míngtiān jiàn

Goodbye! See you tomorrow

Words Containing 见

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
不见	bù jiàn	not to see	HSK 3
不见得	bù jiàn de	not necessarily	HSK 7-9
主见	zhǔ jiàn	one's own view
一孔之见	yī kǒng zhī jiàn	partial view
一般见识

Related Words

不见(bù jiàn)· not to see

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不是冤家不聚头(bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu)· destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)

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不期而遇(bù qī ér yù)· meet by chance

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久仰(jiǔ yǎng)· honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you.

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Grammar Notes

Time Expression PlacementHSK 1

Subject + Time + Verb + Object (or) Time + Subject + Verb + Object

Basic Resultative ComplementsHSK 2

Subject + Verb + Resultative Complement (+ Object)

Potential Complement (得了/不了)HSK 3

Verb + 得/不 + Complement (result/direction)

Again: 又 vs 再HSK 3

又 + Verb (past repetition) / 再 + Verb (future repetition)

Complex Complement ChainsHSK 4

Verb + Resultative/State Complement + Directional Complement

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HSK levels

New HSK exam: HSK 1
HSK 2.0: Not listed
HSK Lord study list: HSK 1 list

见: New to the HSK lists at HSK 1. See where your old level lands

New exam levels follow the CLEC syllabus released 15 November 2025. The first official sitting is announced for 13 December 2026. HSK 7-9 is one advanced band.

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