kān, kàn

to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard

Radical: 目 HSK 1 v, u ideographic

Components & Etymology

看 decomposes into the following components:

Words containing 看

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 看.

中看
zhōng kàn
乍看
zhà kàn
俯看
fǔ kàn
偷看
tōu kàn
别看
bié kàn
参看
cān kàn
受看
shòu kàn
可看
kě kàn
好看
hǎo kàn
察看
chá kàn
小看
xiǎo kàn
得看
děi kàn

Related characters (radical 目)

Characters that share the radical .

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