100+ likes = 1 month · Link + screenshot · Up to 12 monthsShare HSK Read · 100+ likes = 1 month · Link + screenshot · Up to 12 months · Ends Oct 30Learn more

Log in Try for free

看 (kān): to look after, to watch

Stroke Order & Writing

HSK 5verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: to look after, to watch
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 5
Strokes: 9
Radical: 目
Structure: 上下结构

Full definitions

kān

to look after
to take care of
to watch
to guard
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
to look at
to watch
to think
to consider
to visit
to call on
to treat (a patient)

Chinese explanation

守护、照料人或事物，使不出问题。常用于看家、看孩子、看门等。注意这个读音是 kān，和表示用眼睛观察的 kàn 不同。

Animated stroke order

Watch the stroke order, then try writing it yourself.

Stroke-by-stroke breakdown

Each tile shows one stroke in the correct writing order.

9 strokes

Free printable worksheet

Preview the practice sheet, then download the PDF.

Create a custom worksheet

Example sentences

I am watching TV.

She likes reading books.

What do you think of this?

I'm going to visit a friend.

She is at home looking after the children.

He is sick, so he is going to see a doctor.

Keep exploring nearby meanings, levels, and sounds.

Unlock related vocabulary

Sign in to explore related vocabulary and personalized translations.