Chinese Notes

观 (觀) guān

guān verb to look at; to watch; to observe
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 看. For example, 走马观花 'to have a cursory look and gain a shallow understanding' [by observing flowers while riding a galloping horse] (CCI p. 36; CC-CEDICT '走馬觀花'; FE '觀' guān 1; Guoyu '觀' guān v 1; Kroll 2015 '觀' guān 1, p. 143; Unihan '觀'; XHZD '觀' guān 1)
guàn noun Taoist monastery; monastery
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Religion
Notes: (FE '觀' guàn; Guoyu '觀' guàn n 3; Kroll 2015 '觀' guàn 2, p. 143; XHZD '觀' guàn)
guān verb to display; to show; to make visible
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 显示 (FE '觀' guān 3; Guoyu '觀' guān v 3; Kroll 2015 '觀' guān 3, p. 143)
guān proper noun Guan
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '觀' guān n 3)
guān noun appearance; looks
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Unihan '觀')
guān noun a sight; a view; a vista
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 景象 (FE '觀' guān 2; Guoyu '觀' guān n 1; Kroll 2015 '觀' guān 1b, p. 143; XHZD '觀' guān 2)
guān noun a concept; a viewpoint; a perspective
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 看法 (FE '觀' guān 4; Guoyu '觀' guān n 2; Kroll 2015 '觀' guān 4, p. 143; XHZD '觀' guān 3)
guān verb to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 欣赏 (Guoyu '觀' guān v 2)
guàn noun an announcement
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: An announcement placed outside the palace doors (Guoyu '觀' guàn n 1, p. 143)
guàn noun a high tower; a watchtower
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '觀' guàn n 2; Kroll 2015 '觀' guàn 1, p. 143)
guān proper noun Surview
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: The name of a hexagram (Kroll 2015 '觀' guān 5, p. 143)

Contained in

观风(觀風) on lookout duty; to serve as lookout
观礼(觀禮) to attend a ritual
气象观测站(氣象觀測站) weather station
围观(圍觀) to stand in a circle and watch
外观(外觀) exterior condition; exterior appearance
矮人观场(矮人觀場) a dwarf watches a scene; praising with inadequate knowledge
悲观(悲觀) pessimistic
观察力(觀察力) power of observation; perception
坐观成败(坐觀成敗) to sit and await success or failure; to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides
传观(傳觀) to pass something around (for others to look at)
观赏(觀賞) to see and enjoy; to admire the view
观自在(觀自在) Guanyin; Avalokitesvara
菴观寺院(菴觀寺院) nunneries, Taoist monasteries, and Buddhist monasteries
宏观经济(宏觀经济) macro-economics ; macroeconomics
观听四方(觀聽四方) observing and listening to all sides
观客(觀客) audience
景观生态学(景觀生態學) landscape ecology
宏观(宏觀) macro-; macroscopic; holistic
旁观者(旁觀者) an observer; a spectator
观落阴(觀落陰) a ritual whereby the living soul is brought to the nether world for a spiritual journey
微观经济(微觀经济) micro-economic ; microeconomic
听其言观其行(聽其言觀其行) hear what he says and observe what he does
面面观(面面觀) (used in titles) comprehensive survey
参观(參觀) to look around; to visit and observe
宫观(宮觀) Taoist temple
神观(神觀) spiritual manifestation
宏观调控(宏觀調控) macro-control
观星台(觀星台) astronomical observatory
观念(觀念) idea; notion; thought ; point of view ; perception
达观(達觀) to take things philosophically
观光客(觀光客) tourist
客观世界(客觀世界) the objective world (as opposed to empirical observation)
荣辱观(榮辱觀) precepts regarding what is honorable and what is shameful
价值观(價值觀) system of values
观瞻(觀瞻) to observe the appearance; to view from the outside ; appearance; view; abiding impression
观衅伺隙(觀釁伺隙) to look for holes, and observe gaps; to search out one's opponent's weak points
走马观花(走馬觀花) look at something very briefly; to have a cursory look and gain a shallow understanding
不雅观(不雅觀) offensive to the eye; unbecoming; unsightly; ungainly
自然景观(自然景觀) natural landscape
观象台(觀象臺) observatory; observation platform
观音(觀音) Guanyin [Bodhisattva]
观机而动(觀機而動) observe an opportunity and then act
流观山海图(流觀山海圖) my eyes wander over the pictures of hills and seas

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古观象台、贞观、东观汉记、人权观察、白云观、秦观、观察使、大观区

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Collocations

两观 (兩觀) 雉門及兩觀災 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 定公 Lord Ding — count: 14
欲观 (欲觀) 予欲觀古人之象 — Book of Documents 尚書, 虞書益稷 Yu Shu - Yi and Ji — count: 7
可以观 (可以觀) 可以觀德 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書咸有一德 Shang Shu - Common Possession of Pure Virtue — count: 7
观兵 (觀兵) 觀兵於東夷 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 6
观社 (觀社) 公如齊觀社 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 5
观起 (觀起) 楚觀起有寵於令尹子南 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 5
观灾 (觀災) 雉門及兩觀災 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 定公 Lord Ding — count: 4
齐观 (齊觀) 公如齊觀社 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 4
观鱼 (觀魚) 公將如棠觀魚者 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 4
曰观 (曰觀) 女曰觀乎 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄭‧溱洧 Lessons from the states - Odes of Zheng - Zhen Wei — count: 4