见

• 拼音: jiàn
• 汉字拆解: 见 = simplified from 見; 目 (eye) + 儿 (person) — a person seeing with their eyes

含义

To see; to meet. Used for both visual perception and meeting someone.

Commonly used in greetings and farewells: 再见 (goodbye, literally 'see again'). Also used in 见面 (to meet face-to-face) and 看见 (to see, to catch sight of). At HSK 1, mainly appears in simple meeting and greeting contexts.

例句

1. 明天见！
2. 很高兴见到你。
3. 我昨天见到了老师。

用法指南

语境: greetings, everyday

语气: friendly

正确说法

• 明天见！(See you tomorrow!)
• 很高兴见到你。(Nice to meet you.)

错误说法

• 我见了那本书。(见 is for people; for spotting objects, use 看见: 我看见了那本书)

起源与历史

The character 见 is simplified from 見. The traditional form shows 目 (eye) on top of 儿 (person) — a person using their eyes to see.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal