ㄍㄨㄢ

guān

observe

觀 is a 25 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as guān in the first tone, however it can also be pronounced as guàn.

In simplified Chinese the character 观 is used.

It is made up of the components 雚 (stork) and 見 (meet).

  • 觀
    ㄍㄨㄢ

    guān

    observe

    • 雚
      ㄍㄨㄢ ˋ

      guàn

      stork

    • 見
      ㄐㄧㄢ ˋ

      jiàn

      meet

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The Franks shoo away the do[g when] the Girl Scouts MEET at their house to <observe> a STORK.
by vms5q

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When i was in GUAN (guam) I was observing the grass and I saw 2 openings where sparrows were meeting
by JakieBrock

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 觀

guān
guàn

Definitions for 觀 pronounced as guān

  • to look at
  • to watch
  • to observe
  • to behold
  • to advise
  • concept
  • point of view
  • outlook

Definitions for 觀 pronounced as guàn

  • surname Guan
  • Taoist monastery
  • palace gate watchtower
  • platform

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