Taxonomy of meanings for 鑑:　　

  • 鑑 jiàn (OC: kraams MC: kɯam) 格懺切 去 廣韻：【鏡也誡也照也亦作監格懴切又古銜切五 】
    • LOOK
      • viactlook at one's own image in a mirroring object
      • vt+prep+Nlook at one's image in
    • MIRROR
      • nSHU: mirror (also used abstractly)
      • nfigurativeinstructive example from which to learn as in a mirror
      • vt(oN)omto reflect (a contextually defined N) in mirror, to mirror
      • nadVin the mirror
      • vtt(oN1.)+prep+N2mirror the contextually determinate N1 in N2
      • npost-Nfigurativemirror of NCH
      • nab.post-Nfigurativetrue reflector of, true appreciator ofCH
  • 鑑 jiān (OC: kraam MC: kɯam) 古銜切 平 廣韻：【鑑諸以取月中水又明也 】

    Additional information about 鑑

    說文解字: 【鑑】，大盆也。一曰：鑑諸，可以取明水於月。从金、監聲。 〔小徐本「鑑諸」下有「也」，「从金、監聲」在「一曰」之前。〕 【革懺切】