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Character Decomposition
看=手+目
Etymology
Shielding one's eyes 目 with a hand 手 to look to the distance
Meanings2 pronunciations
kān
to look after
to take care of
to watch
to guard
kàn
to 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
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Words with 看 296 total
to attach importance to sth · to value高看gāo kànto look over · to examine · to check up · to ferret out查看chá kànto watch · to look carefully at察看chá kànbillboard看板kàn bǎnto have a low opinion of看扁kàn biǎnto look upon; to regard看待kàn dàito monitor · to keep an eye on监看jiān kànway of looking at a thing · view · opinion · CL: gè看法kàn fǎ(old) (used by novelists) dear readers; (used by storytellers) dear audience members看官kàn guāndear reader · dear listener看倌kàn guānto look after看管kān guǎnto keep an eye on看好kān hǎoto look after the house · (of skill, ability) special · outstanding看家kān jiāto come to accept an unpleasant fact · to get over sth · to cheer up看开kàn kāito take a look at · to examine · to survey · (coll.) pretty soon看看kàn kanapparently · it seems that看来kàn laito see through · disillusioned with · to reject (the world of mortals)看破kàn pòto belittle · to scorn · to take sth lightly看轻kàn qīng
Idioms with 看 38 total Chain
lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom) · fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else不看僧面看佛面bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miànto have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth · to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc)刮目相看guā mù xiāng kàn(lit.) to eat depending on the dish (idiom) · (fig.) to act according to actual circumstances看菜吃饭kàn cài chī fànlit. to eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom) · fig. to act according to actual circumstances看菜吃饭，量体裁衣kàn cài chī fàn , liàng tǐ cái yī
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