看 kàn look

Made up of [目 mù eye radical 109, 手 shǒu hand ]
Made with 9 strokes.
Combines a hand and eye as if gazing into the distance
Ancient small seal form Small seal

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Also uses 目 mù component: 德 dé (virtue) 盾 dùn (shield) ; 睛 jīng (eye) ; 冒 mào (to emit) ; 面 miàn (face) ; 盼 pàn (to hope for) ; 算 suàn (calculate) ; 相 xiāng (each other) ; 直 zhí (straight) ; 自 zì (from)
Also uses 手 shǒu component: 右 yòu (right) 掌 zhǎng (palm of the hand) ; 左 zuǒ (left)

Different tone

刊 kān (to print) ; 凵 kǎn (open box) ; 坎 kǎn (Water) ; 坎 kǎn

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Pronunciation

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stroke order for 看
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Proverbs

看风使舵 kàn fēng shǐ duò Not sticking to the big plan. A fickle mind
杀鸡给猴看 shā jī gěi hóu kàn To punish somebody as a lesson and warning to others
我看见我忘记,我听见我记住,我做我了解 wǒ kàn jiàn wǒ wàng jì, wǒ tīng jiàn wǒ jì zhù, wǒ zuò wǒ liǎo jiě You learn only by trying it, not by just observing or talking about it
走马看花 zǒu mǎ kàn huā To take a cursory look at something. Smug
刮目相看 guā mù xiāng kàn Noticing that someone has changed for the better. Show respect for improvement and progress. Changing a view of someone's abilities.