Character Details
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Hanyu Pinyin Pronunciation Tone Components/Primitives Wiktionary Alt Sounds
kàn kan 4 手 (hand) + 目 (eye) → look 看 link
Picture Character Story
It's a hot day of summer with a clear sky; you're sitting outside a café (or maybe on a reclining chair in the garden), and you look at the kids with a hand covering your eyes from the sunlight (next time, don't forget the sunglasses).
Notes
[HSK 1] - "鞋" (Xié) and "鞋子" (Xiézi) both mean shoes, but "鞋子" sounds a bit more complete and natural in casual conversation.
Examples
- This pair of shoes are nice and comfortable - --Research Pending--
Strokes
Single Character Decomposition
Radical Name Label Domain Component Persona Example Characters
109 - 疋 dish bolt of cloth cloth roll 疋 疏
Elements Semantic Element Phonetic Element Note
手 (hand) + 目 (eye) → look 手 (semantic origin) 目 (phonetic) hand shading the eyes

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