懂中文 Dong Chinese

看

kàn, kān

look

Phonosemantic compound. 目 represents the meaning and 倝 represents the sound.

Components
倝 sound,remnant component

倝  Sound Remnant component

gàn

  

sunrise

目 meaning component

目  Meaning component

mù

  

eye

Evolution

看 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
看 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
看 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

看  

kàn

look, see; examine, scrutinize; to see; to look at; to read; to visit; to call on; to consider; to regard as; to treat (an illness); to depend on; to feel (that); (after verb) to give it a try; Watch out! (for a danger)

看  

kān

to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard

Most common words with 看
Freq.
Word
Meaning

看

to see

看看

to examine

看见

to see

看来

apparently

看上去

it would appear