看望
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
看望 (kànwàng) · to visit (a person)
看望 (kànwàng) means “to visit (a person); to call on”. It is written with 2 characters: 看 (to look) + 望 (to expect). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 看望 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)
望 wàng · to expect
What 望 is made of
- 亡wáng — death
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A king 王 gazing at the moon 月; 亡 provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
周末我去医院看望奶奶。Zhōumò wǒ qù yīyuàn kànwàng nǎinai.On the weekend I'm going to the hospital to visit Grandma.
你明天去看望老师吗？Nǐ míngtiān qù kànwàng lǎoshī ma?Are you going to visit the teacher tomorrow?
Questions about 看望
What does 看望 mean?
看望 (kànwàng) means “to visit (a person); to call on”.
How do you pronounce 看望?
看望 is pronounced kànwàng.
Which HSK level is 看望?
看望 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 好看hǎokàngood-looking
- 看病kànbìngto see a doctor
- 看到kàndàoto see
- 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)
Learn 看望 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 35: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.