Character study page
看
to look
手 目 看
Clue
看 to look
A hand over an eye: looking carefully.
手目
- 01 手 Character components
- 02 目 Character components
- = 看 to look
Build logic
Why 看 looks this way
看 is often explained visually as a hand shading the eyes to look into the distance.
手目
Clue
Memory hook
A hand over an eye: looking carefully.
Structure: top-bottom
Example words
Use 看 in context
- 看书 read a book
- 看见 to see
Hanzi Forge 看
kan4
to look
Structure top-bottom
Character components 手 + 目
A hand over an eye: looking carefully.
看看看
Practice words
- 看书 read a book
- 看见 to see