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kàn

HSK 13 readings

“To look after” in Chinese is 看 (kàn).

Other characters with the syllable kan: see all 7 →

Meaning

to look after
to take care of
to watch

Show 10 more meanings

to guard
to see; to look at
to read
to visit; to call on
to consider; to regard as
to treat (a patient or illness)
to depend on
to feel (that)
(after a verb) to give it a try
to watch out for

Example

他出去看电影了。电影好看吗?好看。

"He went out to see a movie." "How was the movie?" "Good."

From 好看 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

kānto look after / to take care of / to watch / to guard
kànto see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 看

好看hǎokàngood-looking; nice-lookingHSK 1 看病kànbìngto visit a doctorHSK 1 看到kàndàoto seeHSK 1 看见kànjiànto see; to catch sight ofHSK 1 看法kànfǎway of looking at a thingHSK 2 难看nánkànuglyHSK 2 观看guānkànto watch; to viewHSK 3 收看shōukànto watch (a TV program)HSK 3

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1 八bāeightHSK 1 爸bàfatherHSK 1 吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1 白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1 百bǎihundredHSK 1 班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1 半bànhalfHSK 1 帮bāngto helpHSK 1 包bāoto coverHSK 1

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