参观
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
参观 (cānguān) · to visit (a place)
参观 (cānguān) means “to visit (a place); to look around”. It is written with 2 characters: 参 (to take part in) + 观 (to observe). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 参观 is built
The characters
参 cān · to take part in
What 参 is made of
- 厶sī — private
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 彡shān — hair
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
观 guān · to observe
What 观 is made of
- 又yòu — (once) again
- 见jiàn — to see
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: To see 见 again 又 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们明天去参观学校。Wǒmen míngtiān qù cānguān xuéxiào.We're visiting the school tomorrow.
你想参观我们的公司吗？Nǐ xiǎng cānguān wǒmen de gōngsī ma?Would you like to visit our company?
Questions about 参观
What does 参观 mean?
参观 (cānguān) means “to visit (a place); to look around”.
How do you pronounce 参观?
参观 is pronounced cānguān.
Which HSK level is 参观?
参观 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 参加cānjiāto take part in
- 参考cānkǎoto consult
- 参与cānyùto take part in
- 参谋cānmóuto give advice
- 参照cānzhàoto refer to
- 参赛cānsàito take part in a competition
- 观点guāndiǎnpoint of view
- 观察guāncháto observe
- 观看guānkànto watch
- 观念guānniànidea
Learn 参观 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 48: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.