看到
HSK 1 (2021)
看到 (kàndào) · to see
看到 (kàndào) means “to see; catch sight of”. It is written with 2 characters: 看 (to look) + 到 (to arrive). It is an HSK 1 word in the 2021 standard.
How 看到 is built
The characters
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
- 口kǒu — mouth
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)
到 dào · to arrive
What 到 is made of
- 至zhì — reach
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: 至 gives the meaning, 刂 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我看到小明了。Wǒ kàndào Xiǎomíng le.I saw Xiaoming.
你看到我的手机了吗？Nǐ kàndào wǒ de shǒujī le ma?Have you seen my phone?
Questions about 看到
What does 看到 mean?
看到 (kàndào) means “to see; catch sight of”.
How do you pronounce 看到?
看到 is pronounced kàndào.
Which HSK level is 看到?
看到 is in HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 好看hǎokàngood-looking
- 看病kànbìngto see a doctor
- 看见kànjiànto see
- 看法kànfǎview
- 难看nánkànugly
- 观看guānkànto watch
- 看起来kàn qǐlaito look like
- 看上去kàn shangquto look
- 收看shōukànto watch (TV)
- 看不起kànbuqǐto look down on
Learn 看到 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 47: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.