看
kànkān HSK1

look

看 kàn frequency
look verb
to see, look at, read, or watch

我喜欢看电影。

wǒ xǐ​huan kàn diàn​yǐng.

I like watching movies.

consider verb
to regard as, consider, or think that

我看这件事没那么简单。

wǒ kàn zhè jiàn shì méi nà​me jiǎn​dān.

I don't think this matter is that simple.

visit verb
to visit or call on someone

我明天去医院看奶奶。

wǒ míng​tiān qù yī​yuàn kàn nǎi​nai.

I'm going to the hospital tomorrow to visit my grandmother.

try verb
used after a verb to indicate giving something a try

你尝尝看，味道好不好？

nǐ cháng​chang kàn, wèi​dao hǎo bù hǎo?

Give it a taste and see if it's good.

treat verb
to examine or treat a patient or illness

医生在给病人看病。

yī​shēng zài gěi bìng​rén kàn bìng.

The doctor is examining a patient.

depend verb
to depend on or rely on circumstances

这要看明天的天气怎么样。

zhè yào kàn míng​tiān de tiān​qì zěn​me​yàng.

That depends on how the weather is tomorrow.

watch out verb
to watch out for or be careful of

看车！后面有车过来了。

kàn chē! hòu​mian yǒu chē guò​lái le.

Watch out for the car! There's a car coming from behind.

look after verb
to look after or take care of

请帮我看下行李。

qǐng bāng wǒ kàn xià xíng​li.

Please help me watch my luggage for a moment.

看 kān
look after verb
to look after or take care of

她在家里看孩子。

tā zài jiā lǐ kān hái​zi.

She is looking after the children at home.

guard verb
to keep watch over or guard

这条狗在门口看家。

zhè tiáo gǒu zài mén​kǒu kān​jiā.

The dog is guarding the house at the door.

Frequency
Character
Written text
76th most common 2194.4 per million
Movie subtitles
35th most common 4568.1 per million appears in 100% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
3056.8 per million appears in 100% of films
Written text
1448.7 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 1
HSK 3.0
Level 1
Strokes
9
Unicode
U+770B

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)