to look at; to watch; to read; to see (a doctor); to have treated; to visit; to call on
看 most often means to look, watch, or read; read kān, it means to look after, as in guarding a door.
GF0025–2021 character list · 一级, 六级WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
ZDIC marks 看 as 会意; shown as a hand-form top over an eye, a memory image of shading the eyes to look.
WHOLE CHARACTER
to look at; to watch; to read; to see (a doctor); to have treated; to visit; to call on
看 most often means to look, watch, or read; read kān, it means to look after, as in guarding a door.
ZDIC marks 看 as 会意; shown as a hand-form top over an eye, a memory image of shading the eyes to look.
HAND-FORM VISUAL TOP
hand
Hand-related clue; also a standalone character.
In 看: hand-form visual top The detailed entry describes the top as a transformed shape of 手.
MEANING: EYE
eye
Eye-related meaning clue; the standalone character means eye.
In 看: meaning: eye Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
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