查看 (chákàn) · to check

查看 (chákàn) means “to check; to look over”. It is written with 2 characters: 查 (to check) + 看 (to look). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

How 查看 is built

The characters

查 chá · to check

What 查 is made of

木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
旦dàn — dawn
- 日rì — sun; day
  - 口kǒu — mouth
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke

看 kàn · to look

What 看 is made of

手shǒu — hand
目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: Shielding one's eyes 目 with a hand 手 to look to the distance (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

请查看一下你的邮件。Qǐng chákàn yíxià nǐ de yóujiàn.Please check your email.

医生查看了他的腿。Yīshēng chákàn le tā de tuǐ.The doctor examined his leg.

Questions about 查看

What does 查看 mean?

查看 (chákàn) means “to check; to look over”.

How do you pronounce 查看?

查看 is pronounced chákàn.

Which HSK level is 查看?

查看 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).

Related words

Learn 查看 with its group

It is part of HSK 4 · Group 7: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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