看 kàn look at
look at; watch; read; see; consider
How to remember 看: ㇒ falling stroke + 二 two + 丿 slash + 目 eye = look at. At the fair a face painter gives a boy a falling stroke, two lines and a slash over one eye, and everyone turns to look at him.
Component breakdown
看 = 龵 + 目 eye
- 龵
- ㇒ falling stroke
- 二 two
- 丿 slash
- 目 eye
At the fair a face painter gives a boy a falling stroke, two lines and a slash over one eye, and everyone turns to look at him.
How it is used
- Look / watch / read - 看电视 (kàn diànshì) watch TV, 看书 (kàn shū) read a book, 看医生 (kàn yīshēng) see a doctor.
- Also consider / think - 你看呢? (nǐ kàn ne?) what do you reckon? and try-it-out 看 after a doubled verb - 试试看 (shìshi kàn) give it a try. 看 is the plain act; 看见 adds successful perceiving.
Words with 看
- 看见kànjiànto seeHSK 1
- 好看hǎokàngood-lookingHSK 1
- 看病kànbìngto visit a doctorHSK 1
- 看来kànláiapparentlyHSK 3
- 难看nánkànuglyHSK 3
- 看法kànfǎpoint of viewHSK 4
- 查看chákànto look overHSK 4
- 观看guānkànto watchHSK 4
- 收看shōukànto watch (a TV program)HSK 5
- 看作kànzuòto look upon asHSK 5
- 看望kànwàngto pay a visit toHSK 5
- 看不起kànbuqǐto look down uponHSK 6
- 看中kànzhòngto have a preference forHSK 6
- 看似kànsìto look as ifHSK 6
- 看好kànhǎoto regard as having good prospectsHSK 6
- 看待kàndàito look uponHSK 6
- 看得起kàndeqǐto show respect forHSK 6
- 看重kànzhòngto regard as importantHSK 6
- 眼看yǎnkànsoonHSK 6
- 别看biékàndon't be fooled by the fact thatHSK 7
- 察看chákànto watchHSK 7
- 小看xiǎokànto look down onHSK 7
- 看台kàntáiterraceHSK 7
- 看护kānhùto nurseHSK 7
- 看管kānguǎnto look afterHSK 7
- 刮目相看guāmù-xiāngkànto have a whole new level of respect for somebody or somethingHSK 8
- 看守kānshǒuto guardHSK 9
Example sentences
- 他喜欢看书。 Tā xǐhuan kànshū.He likes to read.
- 我去看电影了。 Wǒ qù kàn diànyǐng le.I went to see a movie.
- 我喜欢看小说。 Wǒ xǐhuan kàn xiǎoshuō.I like reading novels.
- 我也喜欢看书。 Wǒ yě xǐhuan kànshū.I also like to read.