看 (hon3 hon1 | kan4 {kan1}) : look; read

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hon3 hon1

kan4 {kan1}

[1] [v] see; look at; observe; watch; look in the direction of; read [2] [v] examine; consider; think [3] [v] visit; call on [4] [v] present (tea, wine, etc.) [5] [v] depend on

Stroke count: 9

Level: 2

Radical: 目 (#109)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

看

Don't confuse with:
春眷着

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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看門 hon1 mun4 = gatekeeper

看門狗 hon1 mun4 gau2 = Guard Dog

看見 hon3 gin3 kan4 jian4 = see; catch sight of 國

偷看 tau1 hon3 tou1 kan4 = to peek 國

看到 hon3 dou3*2 kan4 dao4 = look; have looked 國

看病 hon3 beng6 kan4 bing4 = to see a doctor 國

好看 hou2 hon3 hao3 kan4 = good-looking 國

看書 hon3 syu1 kan4 shu1 = read (a book) 國

看更 hon1 gaang1 = nightwatch

看護婦 hon1 wu6 fu5 = nurse
See all 62 compounds (CantoDict reports 63 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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晚上你可以看到頭上天空中的星辰國
At night you can see stars in the sky above your head.

聖誕期間，電視上播很多好看的電影國
There are lots of good films on TV at Christmas!

這篇文章包你看得點頭如搗蒜。國
I'm sure that this article will resonate with you thoroughly.

景氣好壞可從口紅銷售量看出端倪
The sales volume of lipstick gives a clue as to how prosperous the economy is.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 看
Unicode code for this character: U+770B (off-site link)

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