1. 看
  2. 懂

看

Previous (起)Next (定)
  • 76th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.22% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 116 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
看→
龵目
2Radical
看→
龵hand目eye
3Graphical
看→
龵口二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kān (kan1)to look after • to take care of • to watch • to guard
2. kàn (kan4)to see • to look at • to read • to watch • to consider • to regard as • to view as • to treat as • to judge • (after repeated verb) to give it a try • depending on (how you're judging) • to visit • to call on • to treat (an illness) • to look after • Watch out! (for a danger)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

好看 
查看 
看看 

Uncommon

看似 
看来 (看來)
看出 
看好 
看待 
看懂 
看书 (看書)
看法 
看清 
看见 (看見)
看透 
观看 (觀看)

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懂

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Previous (哭)Next (墙)
  • 1209th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 22 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
懂→
忄董
2Radical
懂→
忄heart艹grass㇒N/A十ten里village/mile
3Graphical
懂→
丨八艹㇒一丨冂一丨一一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dǒng (dong3)to understand • to know

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 懂 dǒng (dong3)The component 董 is pronounced as 'dǒng' (dong3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

懂得 

Uncommon

懂事 
懵懂 
看懂 
读懂 (讀懂)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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