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看 9 strokes

看 kàn — to look

9 strokes · radical 目 · HSK 1

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A way to remember it

A hand, 手, held above an eye, 目 — shading your eyes to see into the distance.

A picture that makes the shape stick — not a claim about the character’s history.

A hand, 手, held above an eye, 目 — shading your eyes to see into the distance.

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