看
kān
#76 most
frequent character
to look after, to take care of
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
看 has 目 eye as the picture part, giving the first meaning 'to look'. Its top part was once a sound part, but that old sound is no longer visible. The meaning grew to 'to see' and 'to watch'. Read kān, it means 'to guard'.
Drawn as: eye
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