看
看
“to look”
Radical: 目
Strokes: 9
Level: HSK 1
How 看 is built — stacked top over bottom
手
Hand · shǒu
A hand with fingers. As 扌 it does actions: 打 拿 找 把.
目
Eye · mù
An eye turned sideways. Seeing words: 看 look, 眼 eye, 睡 sleep (eyes heavy).
The story behind 看
A hand (手) shading an eye (目) = to look (看). Like saluting to see far.
💡 看见 (kànjiàn) = to see (with result). 好看 (hǎokàn) = good-looking.
Words with 看
看见 kànjiàn — to see
看法 kàn fǎ — way of looking at a thing
看不起 kàn bu qǐ — to look down upon
难看 nán kàn — ugly
看待 kàn dài — to look upon
看来 kàn lái — apparently
看望 kàn wàng — to visit
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