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觀
简 观 · 繁 觀Characters in this entry
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Mandarin tones
1 · guan1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gun1 · gun3
Cantonese word readings for 觀. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- to observe; to watch; to view; to see
- to observe closely; to scrutinise; to investigate
- to read; to peruse
- to display; to show
- to visit; to go sightseeing
- to play; to enjoy
- appearance; looks
- sight; view; perspective
- concept; outlook
- a surname
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- (historical) watchtower on either side of a palace gate
- (historical) platform; stage; dais; rostrum
- (Taoism) Taoist temple
- 20th hexagram of the I Ching
- a surname
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