1. 看
  2. 待

看

Previous (起)Next (定)
  • 76th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.22% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 74 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

High Frequency

看 

Medium Frequency

好看 
查看 
看来 (看來)
看书 (看書)
看看 
看见 (看見)
观看 (觀看)
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待

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Previous (险)Next (述)
  • 672nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 52 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
待→
彳寺
2Radical
待→
彳step土earth寸thumb
3Graphical
待→
㇒丨一丨一𠂇亅丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dāi (dai1)stay • delay
2. dài (dai4)to wait • to treat • to deal with • to need • going to (do sth) • about to • intending to

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

期待 
等待 

Medium Frequency

善待 
对待 (對待)
待 
待人 
待遇 
招待 
接待 
看待 
迫不及待 
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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.