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 →
kàn看dào到
HSK 1

to see

Open 看到 page →
kàn看bìng病
HSK 1

to visit a doctor

Open 看病 page →
kàn看jiàn见
HSK 1

to see; to catch sight of

Open 看见 page →
kàn看fǎ法
HSK 2

way of looking at a thing

Open 看法 page →
nán难kàn看
HSK 2

ugly

Open 难看 page →
shōu收kàn看
HSK 3

to watch (a TV program)

Open 收看 page →
guān观kàn看
HSK 3

to watch; to view

Open 观看 page →

Related characters

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一七三上下不东两

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好到病见法难收观

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