觀 (guān)

to look at; view; concept; point of view

How 觀 is written

Strokes
25
Radical
艹 — grass
Traditional
觀
Simplified
观

Components

觀 has 2 readings

The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.

guàn
surname Guan
guān
to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold

Common words using 觀

參觀 cānguān
to look around; to tour; to visit
圍觀 wéiguān
to stand in a circle and watch
樂觀 lèguān
optimistic; hopeful
觀察 guānchá
to observe; to watch; to survey
觀念 guānniàn
notion; thought; concept
觀看 guānkàn
to watch; to view
觀眾 guānzhòng
spectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc)
觀音 guānyīn
Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
觀點 guāndiǎn
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint
世界觀 shìjièguān
worldview; world outlook; Weltanschauung
主觀 zhǔguān
subjective
價值觀 jiàzhíguān
system of values

觀 in a sentence

每個人的價值觀都不一樣。

Měi ge rén de jiàzhíguān dōu bù yíyàng.

“Everyone's values are different.”

How common is 觀?

觀 is the 334th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 67% of all running text.

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