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The Cantonese word gin - 见 - gin3
(to see in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

gin3

English translations

to see, to meet, to refer to, opinion, insight, to interview,
view, sight, catch sight of, interview

Chinese character (simplified) and stroke order animation"How do I write 见 ( gin3 ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules ensures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This Cantonese dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all individual characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly.
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见
见 ( gin / gin3 ) in traditional characters
見
Topic
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Usage as a radical
见 can also be used as a radical, i.e. as a sub-component of a Chinese character.
Character complexity
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见 is composed of 4 strokes and therefore is of very low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

to meet somebody  |  witness
见 ( gin / gin3 ) belongs to the 100 most common Chinese characters (rank 88)
Example words containing the character 见 ( gin / gin3 )
gin3 min6 ( 见面 ), ho2 gin3 ( 可见 ), hon3 gin3 ( 看见 ), ji3 gin3 ( 意见 ), teng1 gin3 ( 听见 ), zi2 gin3 ( 只见 ), zoi3 gin3 ( 再见 )
Other characters that are pronounced gin3 in Cantonese
More words that mean to see in Cantonese
hon1 ( 看 ), hon3 gin3 ( 看见 )
More words that mean to meet in Cantonese
jyu6 ( 遇 ), ng6 ( 晤 ), zip3 ( 接 )

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