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kān

HSK 3.0 · 1HSK 2.0 · 1

kān · hon3 (Jyutping)

  1. to look after
  2. to take care of
  3. to watch
  4. to guard

kàn · hon3 (Jyutping)

  1. to see; to look at
  2. to read
  3. to watch
  4. to visit; to call on
  5. to consider; to regard as
  6. to look after
  7. to treat (a patient or illness)
  8. to depend on
  9. to feel (that)
  10. (after a verb) to give it a try
  11. to watch out for

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

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Meaning
look, see; examine, scrutinize
Radical
目
Strokes
9
Components
⿱手目
Cangjie
HQBU
Four-corner
2060.4

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