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Animated Stroke Order 观

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How to write 观 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 观

观 stroke order diagram

3.

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观

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4.

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5.

How to Use 观

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 观 works in context.

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

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 观

HSK words that contain this character.

观看 • guān kàn • to watch; to view

HSK 3.0 · L4

guān观

kàn

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 观 is used in context

tā他

duì对

zhè这

ge个

wèn问

tí题

Information

Pinyinguān

Meaningto observe

Strokes6

Radical见

Traditional觀

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1012

Zhuyinㄍㄨㄢ

UnicodeU+89C2

CangjieEBHUU

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雚stork

To see (见) with reverence (雚) — observing carefully, as if watching a sacred ritual.

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

yǒu

有

dú独

tè特

de的

guān观

diǎn点

。

He has a unique viewpoint on this issue

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

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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Characters pronounced "guan".

guǎn管 guān官 guān棺 guān关 guàn惯 guān冠

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Characters with radical "见".

xiàn现 jiàn见 guī规 lǎn览 mì觅 shì视

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