kān

HSK 1
common
verb

Meaning of

看 means to guard; to watch over; to tend; to detain; to guard under surveillance. Pronounced kān. HSK 1.

  • to guard; to watch over; to tend
  • to detain; to guard under surveillance

Character Info

Radical
Strokes6
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

měi
tiān
dōu
bāng
lín
kān
mén
 

He helps his neighbor guard the gate every day.

ye
zài
yuàn
zi
kān
xíng
chē
 

Grandpa is watching over the bicycles in the yard.

Zhè
gōng
chǎng
gōng
rén
kān
hǎo
tái
 
 

One worker in this factory can watch over several machines at once.

Qǐng
bāng
kān
xià
de
bāo
 
tàng
shǒu
jiān
 

Please watch my bag for me while I go to the restroom.

bān
bǎo
ān
huì
zhěng
kān
shǒu
bàn
gōng
lóu
 

The night security guard will watch over the office building all night.