Memory phrase for the character: 観


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Meaning

observe, appearance, view, the look

Pronunciation

KAN

Explanation

Left: The bird 隹 with a bird's comb and cover ( and 一) is understood as a proud cock/rooster; right: see/watch 見 (= The eye 目 is on legs 儿 when looking around)

Mnemonic


 
The proud cock sees, that he is watched, because of his appearance.

Radicals

lying personIs understood as a flat version of: 人 - Other radicals with 'person' are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫
birdTwo characters are equally used for bird, namely 鳥 and 隹.
to seeThe wandering eye 目 on legs 儿 means to see.




 Vocabulary

観光 かんこう  sightseeing
悲観 ひかん  pessimism, disappointment
主観 しゅかん  subjectivity, subject, ego
外観 がいかん  appearance, exterior, facade
客観 きゃっかん  objective
楽観 らっかん  optimism
観客 かんきゃく  audience, spectator(s)
観察 かんさつ  observation, survey
観測 かんそく  observation


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