Word and Radical Components of 看

The Chinese word 看 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
看	kān	1. (Teochew) Alternative form of 睇 (-)

看 ⇨ 手 + 目

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
手	shǒu	1. hand
		2. expert; master
		高手 - master
		3. -ist; -er
		歌手 - singer
		4. convenient; handy; portable
		手機 - mobile phone
		手冊 - handbook
		5. handwritten
		6. (Min Nan) luck in gambling
		7. (Mainland China Hokkien)
		8. (Taiwanese Hokkien) hidden part (general)
		9. (finance)
		10. usage. In many varieties of Chinese south of the Yangtze River, 手 refers to the arm and hand collectively.
目	mù	1. (literary or Min) eye
		耳目 (ěrmù) - ears and eyes; spies
		目睭 (ba̍k-chiu) - eye, MN
		2. item; entry
		賬目 (zhàngmù) - entry
		3. list; catalogue; table of contents
		目錄 (mùlù) - catalogue
		4. target; goal
		目標 (mùbiāo) - target
		目的dì (mùdì) - target, goal
		5. (taxonomy) order
		6. (classical) to call; to address (of people's names and titles)
		Synonyms: 稱呼