看
Character
to see; to look at
Readings and meanings
- to see; to look at CC-CEDICT
- to read CC-CEDICT
- to watch CC-CEDICT
- to visit; to call on CC-CEDICT
- to consider; to regard as CC-CEDICT
- to look after CC-CEDICT
- to treat (a patient or illness) CC-CEDICT
- to depend on CC-CEDICT
- to feel (that) CC-CEDICT
- (after a verb) to give it a try CC-CEDICT
- to watch out for CC-CEDICT
Words that use “看” as kàn
好看hǎo kànbeautiful or nice to look atWordHSK 1看到kàn dàoto see someone or something with your eyesWordHSK 1看病kàn bìngto go to see a doctor because you feel illWordHSK 1看见kàn jiànto see someone or something with your eyesWordHSK 1看法kàn fǎan opinionWordHSK 2难看nán kànuglyWordHSK 2收看shōu kànto watch TV shows, news, or sports on televisionWordHSK 3观看guān kànto watch a movie, a show, or a gameWordHSK 3
HSK 6 is the level of this reading in the official HSK 3.0 word list; other readings of 看 can sit at a different level.
- to look after someone or something (as in 看孩子)
- to guard a place (as in 看门)
Examples
今天妈妈不在家，我看家。
jīn tiān mā ma bú zài jiā, wǒ kān jiā
Mom is not home today, so I look after the house.
AI-generated sentence
我在家看孩子。
wǒ zài jiā kān hái zi
I look after the children at home.
AI-generated sentence
Words that use “看” as kān
看好kàn hǎoto regard as having good prospectsWordHSK 6+1 reading看管kān guǎnto watch over and keep someone or something safeWordHSK 6看护kān hùto look after a sick person and take care of themWordHSK 7–9看守kān shǒuto guardWord看家kān jiāto look after the houseWord看押kān yāto detainWord看守所kān shǒu suǒdetention centerWord看守者kān shǒu zhěwatchmanWord
Stroke order
All 9 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 看
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