看

看 kān ㄎㄢ hon3 HSK 1 HSK 6

to look after
to take care of
to watch
to guard

看 kàn ㄎㄢˋ hon3 準備級 1 · Novice 1 高階級 · Level 4

to see; to look at
to read
to watch
to visit; to call on
to consider; to regard as
to look after
to treat (a patient or illness)
to depend on
to feel (that)
(after a verb) to give it a try
to watch out for

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 看 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Character breakdown

看 radical 目 = 手目

Example sentences

看！ Look!
仔細看 Look closely.
別看。 Don't look.
看他。 Look at him.
看看！ Look!

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