Keyword
mirror
- looking glass
- to reflect
- Frequency
- #1537
- Strokes
- 13
Readings
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Mnemonic
金 (metal) gives the meaning.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
鉴定
to examine sth to determine its authenticity, quality, value etc; to appraise; to evaluate; to authenticate
鉴于
in view of; seeing that; considering; whereas
借鉴
to draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things); lesson to be learned (by observing others)
鉴
bronze mirror (used in ancient times); to reflect; to mirror; sth that serves as a warning or a lesson; to examine; to scrutinize
鉴别
to differentiate; to distinguish
鉴赏
to appreciate (as a connoisseur)
年鉴
annual report; yearbook; almanac
评鉴
evaluation; assessment
资治通鉴
A Mirror for the Wise Ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by 司马光 (SīmǎGuāng) Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls
前车之鉴
(lit.) a warning taken from the overturned cart ahead (idiom); (fig.) lesson learned from past mistakes or failures
鉴证
appraisal; verification; authentication; forensic investigation
有鉴于此
in view of this; to this end
图鉴
illustrated handbook
品鉴
to judge; to examine; to evaluate
亲子鉴定
paternity or maternity test
鉴真
Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang dynastic Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism
印鉴
seal impression; stamp; mark from a seal serving as signature
鉴识
to identify; to detect
鉴赏家
connoisseur; appreciative person; fan
鉴戒
lesson from events of the past; warning
以史为鉴
to learn from history (idiom)
引以为鉴
to take a lesson from (an adverse experience)
鉴权
(computing) authentication
赏鉴
to appreciate (a work of art)