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看

kàn

HSK 1 Character

What 看 means

1. to see; to look at
2. to read
3. to watch
4. to visit; to call on
5. to consider; to regard as
6. to look after
7. to treat (a patient or illness)
8. to depend on
9. to feel (that)
10. (after a verb) to give it a try
11. to watch out for

Other readings

看 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• kānto look after; to take care of; to watch

Example sentences

• 看！
  Look!
• 仔细看
  Zǐxì kàn
  Look closely.
• 看着我
  Look at me.
• 别看。
  Don't look.
• 看看！
  Look!
• 看他。
  Look at him.

Words starting with 看

• 看到kàn dàoto see
• 看见kàn jiànto see; to catch sight of
• 看来kàn laiapparently; it seems that
• 看法kàn fǎway of looking at a thing; view; opinion
• 看不起kàn bu qǐto look down upon; to despise
• 看待kàn dàito look upon; to regard
• 看望kàn wàngto pay a visit to; to see (sb)
• 看起来kàn qǐ laiseemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that…
• 看出kàn chūto make out; to see
• 看上去kàn shang quit would appear; it seems (that)
• 看书kàn shūto read; to study
• 看得出kàn de chūcan see; can tell
• 看好kàn hǎoto regard as having good prospects
• 看病kàn bìngto visit a doctor; to see a patient
• 看清kàn qīngto see clearly
• 看似kàn sìto look as if; to seem
• 看作kàn zuòto look upon as; to regard as
• 看守所kān shǒu suǒdetention center
• 看上kàn shàngto take a fancy to; to find suitable and choose; to settle on
• 看成kàn chéngto regard as
• 看中kàn zhòngto have a preference for; to fancy; to choose after consideration
• 看重kàn zhòngto regard as important; to value
• 看样子kàn yàng ziit seems; it looks as if
• 看守kān shǒuto guard; to watch over

Words containing 看

• 难看nán kànugly; unsightly
• 查看chá kànto look over; to examine; to check up
• 好看hǎo kàngood-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good…
• 观看guān kànto watch; to view
• 眼看yǎn kànsoon; in a moment; to look on as sth happens
• 别看bié kàndon't be fooled by the fact that
• 请看qǐng kànplease see ...; vide
• 收看shōu kànto watch (a TV program)
• 翻看fān kànto browse; to look over (books)
• 察看chá kànto watch; to look carefully at
• 可看kě kànworth seeing
• 偷看tōu kànto peep; to peek; to steal a glance
• 试试看shì shì kànto give it a try
• 细看xì kànto peer; to scan; to examine carefully
• 照看zhào kànto look after; to attend to; to have in care
• 小看xiǎo kànto look down on; to underestimate
• 刮目相看guā mù xiāng kànto have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth…
• 参看cān kànto consult for reference; see also; please refer to
• 依我看yī wǒ kànin my opinion
• 由此看来yóu cǐ kàn láithereby; judging from this
• 另眼相看lìng yǎn xiāng kànto treat sb favorably; to view in a new light
• 相看xiāng kànto look at one another; to take a good look at; to look upon
• 耐看nài kànable to withstand careful appreciation; well worth a second look
• 中看zhōng kànpleasant to the eye; Taiwan pr. zhòng kàn

Characters that look like 看

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 质zhìcharacter; nature; quality
• 废fèito abolish; to abandon; to abrogate
• 盾dùnshield; (currency) Vietnamese dong; currency unit of several countries…
• 羞xiūshy; ashamed; shame
• 唇chúnlip
• 肴yáomeat dishes; mixed viands

Sounds the same

Read kàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 瞰to look down from a height; to spy on sth
• 磡dangerous sea-cliff
• 阚to glance; to peep
• 衎pleased
• 墈cliff
• 鬫variant of 阚; to roar; to growl