学监

學監

xuéjiān

noun #92,177

Meanings

1 dean of students (historical)
2 school proctor

Characters

Examples

学监负责管理学生纪律。

Xuéjiān fùzé guǎnlǐ xuésheng jìlǜ.

The dean was in charge of student discipline.

鲁迅曾在浙江两级师范学堂当学监。

Lǔ Xùn céng zài Zhèjiāng liǎngjí Shīfàn Xuétáng dāng xuéjiān.

Lu Xun once served as a school proctor at Zhejiang Two-Level Normal School.

Tips

history

A late-Qing/early-Republic position roughly equivalent to today's dean of students or chief disciplinarian. The role faded after modern school administration replaced it.

Stroke Order

学 xué

监 jiān