看来
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)
看来 (kànlai) · it seems
看来 (kànlai) means “it seems; apparently”. It is written with 2 characters: 看 (to look) + 来 (to come). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 看来 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)
来 lái · to come
What 来 is made of
- 未wèi — not yet
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: A wheat plant that has not yet borne fruit; compare 來 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
看来今天要下雨了。Kànlai jīntiān yào xià yǔ le.It looks like it's going to rain today.
看来他已经走了。Kànlai tā yǐjīng zǒu le.It seems he has already left.
Questions about 看来
What does 看来 mean?
看来 (kànlai) means “it seems; apparently”.
How do you pronounce 看来?
看来 is pronounced kànlai.
Which HSK level is 看来?
看来 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021).
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 看来 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 34: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.