览

覽
lǎn
#1,883 most
frequent character
to look at, to view, to read

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

览 combines 监 without 皿 jiàn, a shortened 监, as its sound part, with 见, to see, as its meaning part; the sound link is unclear in Mandarin. It first meant to watch or observe. That grew to look at or view, then to display or exhibit.

览 as a component in other characters

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Homophones

揽lǎn
to seize, to fasten with a rope

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