guān

point of view; concept; to watch

Character data

Radical ⾒ (147.18)
Strokes 24
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

觀 guān
  1. 1. point of view
  2. 2. concept
  3. 3. to watch
  4. 4. to observe
  5. 5. to look at
  6. 6. outlook
  7. 7. to behold
  8. 8. to advise
觀 guàn
  1. 1. Taoist monastery
  2. 2. surname Guan
  3. 3. palace gate watchtower
  4. 4. platform

Words containing 觀

Word Meaning
external appearance; design; look
grand view; Daguan district in Anqing, Anhui
Daguan District, Anqing, Anhui
Grand View Garden, a garden in Dream of the Red Chamber
spectacle; impressive sight
world view
macro-; macroscopic; holistic
the world in the large; macrocosm
macroeconomic
macro-control
objective; impartial
the objective world (as opposed to empirical observation)
objectivist philosophy
objective idealism (in Hegel's philosophy)
objectivity
Taoist temple
to read faces; to sense others' feelings
esthetic conception; esthetic point of view; standard
obsession; compelling notion
micro-; subatomic
the microscopic world; microcosm
microeconomic
pessimistic
to watch from the sidelines and do nothing (idiom)
change of appearance; to revise one's point of view