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看

kàn

to look, to watch; to read

to look, to watch; to read
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Character

看 kàn

Strokes
9
Radical
目 — eye
Made of
手 hand 目 eye
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 我在看电视。 Wǒ zài kàn diànshì. I'm watching TV.
  • 你看这是什么? Nǐ kàn zhè shì shénme? Look, what is this?
  • 我不喜欢看书。 Wǒ bù xǐhuan kàn shū. I don't like reading.

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