kàn

to see; to look at; to watch

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 76th character
Radical ⽬ (109.4)
Strokes 9
Index # 1539

Definitions

看 kàn
  1. 1. to see
  2. 2. to look at
  3. 3. to watch
  4. 4. to read
  5. 5. to consider
  6. 6. to feel (that)
  7. 7. to look after
  8. 8. to visit
  9. 9. to call on
  10. 10. to depend on
  11. 11. to treat (an illness)
  12. 12. (after verb) to give it a try
  13. 13. to regard as
  14. 14. Watch out! (for a danger)
看 kān
  1. 1. to watch
  2. 2. to look after
  3. 3. to take care of
  4. 4. to guard

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Words containing 看

Word Meaning
to have a look
not impressed by
unable to tell; can't make out; can't see
to dislike; to disapprove; cannot bear to see
unable to make sense of what one is looking at
not able to see clearly
unfamiliar
unfamiliar
cannot see; cannot be seen; invisible
cannot see; cannot be seen; invisible
unable to put up with it any longer
unable to put up with it any longer
unable to put up with it any longer
unable to put up with it any longer
objectionable; unpleasant to the eye
not to treat everyone equally favorably
not to treat everyone equally favorably
to treat people by their rank or ties
it seems that; apparently
dear listener; dear reader
to stare blankly; to gape at; to stare in awe
(in the expression kàn zài…的份上) for the sake of ...
to take it all in; to observe
to take it all in; to observe
watchman