观

觀
guān
#334 most
frequent character
to look at, to watch, to observe

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

观 shows 见, to see, and first meant 'to examine closely'. 又 took the place of 雚 guàn, which once gave the sound. From 'examine closely' came 'point of view' and 'sight, appearance'. Read guàn, it borrows the sound for 'high platform', then 'Daoist monastery'.

Drawn as: seeing

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Same Characters, Different Readings

观Guan4
surname Guan
观guàn
Taoist monastery, palace gate watchtower

Homophones

HSK 3
关guān
mountain pass, to close, to shut
HSK 5
官guān
official, government, organ of body
冠guān
hat, crown, crest, cap

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