觀
guānguànGuàn

observe

观 (觀) guān frequency
observe noun
to look at, watch, or behold

我们应当坐下来静观其变。

wǒ​men yīng​dāng zuò xià​lai jìng​guān​qí​biàn.

We should sit back and wait to see how things develop.

outlook suffix
a concept, point of view, or general perspective

他的人生态度反映了积极的世界观。

tā de rén​shēng tài​du fǎn​yìng le jī​jí de shì​jiè guān.

His attitude toward life reflects a positive worldview.

spectacle noun
a sight, scene, or performance that is remarkable or impressive to behold.

那是一场精彩绝伦的奇观。

nà shì yī cháng jīng​cǎi jué​lún de qí guān.

That was an absolutely magnificent spectacle.

观 (觀) guàn
monastery noun
Taoist monastery

北京有一座著名的道观叫白云观。

Běi​jīng yǒu yī zuò zhù​míng de dào guàn jiào Bái​yún​guàn.

There is a famous Taoist temple in Beijing called the White Cloud Temple.

watchtower noun
palace gate watchtower or platform

宫门两侧的观阙显得格外雄伟。

gōng​mén liǎng cè de guàn què xiǎn​de gé​wài xióng​wěi.

The watchtowers on both sides of the palace gate look exceptionally majestic.

观 (觀) Guàn
Guan proper name
surname Guan

观先生正在开会。

Guàn xiān​sheng zhèng​zài kāi​huì.

Mr. Guan is in a meeting.

Cross-References

Has variant

Frequency
Character
Written text
334th most common 660.4 per million
Movie subtitles
689th most common 191.5 per million appears in 56% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
5.28 per million appears in 2% of films
Written text
75.8 per million

Details
Simplified
观
Strokes
24
Unicode
U+89C0

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