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HSK 1
看

HSK 1verbparticle

看

kān

看 (kān) means “to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard”. It is an HSK 1 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

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Example

我们去看电影吧。

Wǒmen qù kàn diànyǐng ba.

Let's go watch a movie.

Words containing 看

看见kàn jiànto see; to catch sight of 看到kàn dàoto see 看法kàn fǎway of looking at a thing; view; opinion 看不起kàn bu qǐto look down upon; to despise 看望kàn wàngto pay a visit to; to see (sb)看来kàn laiapparently; it seems that 看待kàn dàito look upon; to regard 好看hǎo kàngood-looking; nice-looking; good (of a movie, book, TV show etc); embarrassed; humiliated 看上去kàn shang quit would appear; it seems (that)看起来kàn qǐ laiseemingly; apparently; looks as if; appear to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be 看出kàn chūto make out; to see 观看guān kànto watch; to view

More HSK 1 vocabulary

爱àito love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)的deof; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); also pr. [dì] or [di] in poetry and songs 八bāeight; 8 爸爸bà ba(coll.) father; dad 了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)我wǒI; me; my 杯子bēi zicup; glass 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)你好nǐ hǎohello 北京běi jīngBeijing, capital of the People's Republic of China 你nǐyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)在zàito exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

Frequently asked questions

What does 看 mean?: 看 (kān) means “to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard”. It is an HSK 1 word.
How is 看 pronounced?: 看 is pronounced “kān” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 看?: 看 belongs to HSK 1 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 看?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 看 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27