看

kàn

Meaning

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

Pinyin: kàn

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看 kànto look, to see; to examine, to scrutinize Primary radical目 · eye

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