看(kàn)

HSK 19 strokes
Readingskànkān

to look after

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
kàn / kān
Meaning
to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 看 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱手目

Shielding one's eyes 目 with a hand 手 to look to the distance

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

手shǒu目mù

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 看 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 看

Common words using 看 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

hǎo好kàn看
HSK 1

good-looking; nice-looking

Open 好看 page →
shōu收kàn看
HSK 3

to watch (a TV program)

Open 收看 page →
kàn看shàng上qù去
HSK 3

it would appear

Open 看上去 page →
kàn看bù不qǐ起
HSK 4

to look down upon

Open 看不起 page →
kàn看lái来
HSK 4

apparently

Open 看来 page →
kàn看chū出
HSK 5

to make out

Open 看出 page →
chá查kàn看
HSK 6

to look over

Open 查看 page →
kàn看zuò作
HSK 6

to look upon as

Open 看作 page →

Related characters

More HSK 1 characters

一七三上下不东两

From 看’s common words

好收上去不起来出

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