1. 看

看

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  • 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
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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.

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)

RareShow 101

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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.