看起来 (kàn qǐlai) · to look like
看起来 (kàn qǐlai) means “to look like; to seem; it appears”. It is written with 3 characters: 看 (to look) + 起 (to get up) + 来 (to come). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 看起来 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)
起 qǐ · to get up
What 起 is made of
- 走zǒu — to walk
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — up
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 己jǐ — self
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: 走 gives the meaning, 己 gives the sound. (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
Questions about 看起来
What does 看起来 mean?
看起来 (kàn qǐlai) means “to look like; to seem; it appears”.
How do you pronounce 看起来?
看起来 is pronounced kàn qǐlai.
Which HSK level is 看起来?
看起来 is in HSK 3 (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
- 看上去kàn shangquto look
- 收看shōukànto watch (TV)
- 看不起kànbuqǐto look down on
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 19: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.