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看
kān
1. to look after
2. to take care of
3. to watch
4. to guard
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

看
kàn
to look, to see; to examine, to scrutinize
HSK 1 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

看透
kàntòu
to understand thoroughly
看头
kàntou
qualities that make sth worth seeing (or reading)
看涨
kànzhǎng
bull market (prices appear to be rising)
看轻
kànqīng
to belittle
看错
kàncuò
a mistake
看开
kànkāi
to come to accept an unpleasant fact
看押
kānyā
to detain
看准
kànzhǔn
to observe and make sure
看破
kànpò
to see through
看贬
kànbiǎn
to expect (a currency etc) to depreciate
看惯
kànguàn
to be used to the sight of
看重
kànzhòng
to regard as important
看客
kànkè
audience
看戏
kànxì
to watch a play
看好
kànhǎo
optimistic (about the outcome)
看待
kàndài
to look upon
HSK 6
看书
kànshū
to read
看清
kànqīng
to see clearly
看病
kànbìng
to visit a doctor
看看
kànkan
to take a look at

Alternate Entries

看
kàn
to see / to look at / to read / to watch / to visit / to call on / to consider / to regard as / to look after / to treat (an illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after verb) to give it a try / Watch out! (for a danger)
HSK 1

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
75
Word Frequency Rank
48 of 84,292