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Animated Stroke Order 观

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4.

How to Use 观

Watching / Observing

Words where 观 means to see or observe.

参观 • cān guān • to visit (a place; a museum; etc.) • HSK 4

HSK 4

5.

HSK Vocabulary: 观

观看 • guān kàn • to watch; to view

HSK 3.0 · L4

guān观

kàn

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

duì对

zhè这

ge个

wèn问

tí题

yǒu

Information

Pinyinguān

Meaningto observe, to watch, to view

Strokes6

Radical见

Traditional觀

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1012

Zhuyinㄍㄨㄢ

UnicodeU+89C2

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cān参

guān观

to visit (a place; a museum; etc.)

观众 • guān zhòng • audience • HSK 4

HSK 4

guān观

zhòng众

audience

观察 • guān chá • observe; watch; survey • HSK 5

HSK 5

guān观

chá察

observe; watch; survey

Opinions / Perspectives

Words where 观 refers to a viewpoint or attitude.

主观 • zhǔ guān • subjective • HSK 5

HSK 5

zhǔ主

guān观

subjective

客观 • kè guān • objective • HSK 5

HSK 5

kè客

guān观

objective

观点 • guān diǎn • point of view; standpoint • HSK 5

HSK 5

guān观

diǎn点

point of view; standpoint

看

to watch; to view

乐观 • lè guān • optimistic

HSK 5

lè乐

guān观

optimistic

外观 • wài guān • outward appearance

HSK 3.0 · L5

wài外

guān观

outward appearance

悲观 • bēi guān • pessimistic

HSK 5

bēi悲

guān观

pessimistic

观念 • guān niàn • sense; concept; perception

HSK 5

guān观

niàn念

sense; concept; perception

可观 • kě guān • considerable; impressive; sizable

HSK 6

kě可

guān观

considerable; impressive; sizable

有

dú独

tè特

de的

guān观

diǎn点

。

He has a unique viewpoint on this issue

wēi微

guān观

shì世

jiè界

hěn很

xiǎo小

。

The microscopic world is very small.

wǒ我

men们

míng明

tiān天

yào要

qù去

cān参

guān观

bó博

wù物

guǎn馆

。

We are going to visit the museum tomorrow

yóu游

kè客

men们

zhèng正

zài在

guān观

shǎng赏

měi美

lì丽

de的

rì日

chū出

。

The tourists are watching the beautiful sunrise with pleasure.

kē科

xué学

jiā家

zài在

shí实

yàn验

shì室

guān观

chá察

xì细

bāo胞

biàn变

huà化

。

Scientists observe cell changes in the laboratory

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "guan".

管guǎntube, pipe; to manage, to control
盥guànwash
鳏guānhuge fish; widower; bachelor
官guāngovernment official
棺guāncoffin
关guānto close

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "见".

觊jìcovet, long for, desire
觎yúdesire strongly, covet, long for
现xiànto appear, to become visible
见jiànto see, to perceive with the eyes
规guīcompass, rule, regulation
览lǎnto look at, view, inspect

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