看

kān, kàn

to look; to look at; to watch; to read; to see; to regard; to consider; to visit; to see (a doctor); to look after; (kān) to look after; to take care of; to guard

Radical: 目 HSK 1 v, u ideographic

Components & Etymology

看 decomposes into the following components:

手 目

Words containing 看

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 看.

中看
zhōng kàn
乍看
zhà kàn
at first glance
俯看
fǔ kàn
偷看
tōu kàn
to peep
别看
bié kàn
don't be fooled by the fact that
参看
cān kàn
see also
受看
shòu kàn
good-looking
可看
kě kàn
好看
hǎo kàn
good-looking
察看
chá kàn
to watch
小看
xiǎo kàn
to look down on
得看
děi kàn

Related characters (radical 目)

Characters that share the radical 目.

目 盯 盱 盲 直 相 盹 盼 盾 省 眄 眇 眈 眉 県 眍 眔 眙 眚 真 眠 眢 眥 眦

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