看见
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 1
看见 (kànjiàn) · to see
看见 (kànjiàn) means “to see”. It is written with 2 characters: 看 (to look) + 见 (to see). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 看见 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)
见 jiàn · to see
What 见 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 見; a man 儿 with the eye 目 emphasized (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我看见他进去了。Wǒ kànjiàn tā jìnqù le.I saw him go in.
你看见我的书了吗？Nǐ kànjiàn wǒ de shū le ma?Have you seen my book?
Questions about 看见
What does 看见 mean?
看见 (kànjiàn) means “to see”.
How do you pronounce 看见?
看见 is pronounced kànjiàn.
Which HSK level is 看见?
看见 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 1.
Related words
- 好看hǎokàngood-looking
- 看病kànbìngto see a doctor
- 看到kàndàoto 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 看见 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 48: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.