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监察 (jiān chá) — to supervise, to monitor, to oversee

Definition

监察 is official supervision of people or organizations, especially to prevent corruption or misconduct. 监督 covers any oversight (including informal); 监测 tracks data or conditions; 监控 implies electronic surveillance.

verb
to superviseto monitorto oversee

Examples

  • 监察。
    Guó jiā shè lì le zhuān mén de jiān chá jī gòu.
    The state has set up specialized supervisory bodies.
  • 监察。
    Tā fù zé jiān chá gōng chéng de zhì liàng.
    He is responsible for supervising the quality of the project.
  • 监察。
    Jiā qiáng jiān chá kě yǐ yǒu xiào fáng zhǐ fǔ bài.
    Strengthening supervision can effectively prevent corruption.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

监jiānsupervise
察cháexamine

监 means to supervise and 察 means to examine, so the idea is watching over and checking.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 監; 监 is its simplified writing.

  • 臥臥wòa person with an emphasized eye
  • 皿皿mǐncontainer

The traditional form 監 shows 臥, a person with an emphasized eye, looking into 皿, a container; the simplified 监 is a later shorthand.

Open 监 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宀宀miánroof
Sound part声符shēngfú
祭
祭jì察chá
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The shape 察 combines 宀, a roof, with 祭 as the sound part.

Open 察 →
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