to look, to see, to watch
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HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 看 is used in context
1
tā他
shēng生
bìng病
le了
，
xū需
yào要
qù去
kàn看
bìng病
。
He is sick and needs to see a doctor
2
wǒ我
měi每
tiān天
wǎn晚
shàng上
dōu都
kàn看
shū书
。
I read books every evening
3
zhè这
jiàn件
yī衣
fu服
zhēn真
hǎo好
kàn看
。
This piece of clothing is very beautiful
4
wǒ我
kàn看
jiàn见
yī一
zhī只
māo猫
。
I see a cat.
5
tā他
kàn看
jiàn见
péng朋
yǒu友
zài在
gōng公
yuán园
lǐ里
sàn散
bù步
。
He sees his friend walking in the park.
6
cóng从
chuāng窗
kǒu口
néng能
kàn看
jiàn见
yuǎn远
chù处
de的
shān山
。
You can see the distant mountains from the window.
7
zhè这
shì是
wǒ我
de的
kàn看
fǎ法
。
This is my opinion.
8
tā他
duì对
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
de的
kàn看
fǎ法
hěn很
lè乐
guān观
。
He has a very optimistic view on this matter.
9
suī虽
rán然
wǒ我
men们
de的
kàn看
fǎ法
bù不
tóng同
，
dàn但
kě可
yǐ以
hù互
xiāng相
zūn尊
zhòng重
。
Although we have different opinions, we can respect each other.
10
tā他
kàn看
bù不
qǐ起
wǒ我
。
He looks down on me.
Information
Traditional看
Radical目
Strokes9
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#188
Zhuyinㄎㄢˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+770B
CangjieHQBUU
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