观察

Character by character

• 观guān6 strokesHSK 2 traditional 觀see, observe, view; appearance
• 察chá14 strokesHSK 3examine, investigate; notice

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 观察. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 警察jǐng cháHSK 3

  police; police officer

• 观众guān zhòngHSK 3

  spectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc)

• 观点guān diǎnHSK 2

  point of view; viewpoint; standpoint

• 观看guān kànHSK 3

  to watch; to view

• 参观cān guānHSK 2

  to look around; to tour; to visit

• 乐观lè guānHSK 3

  optimistic; hopeful

• 观念guān niànHSK 3

  notion; thought; concept; sense; views; ideology; general impressions

• 客观kè guānHSK 3

  objective; impartial

• 考察kǎo cháHSK 4

  to inspect; to observe and study; on-the-spot investigation

• 察觉chá juéHSK 7

  to sense; to perceive; to become aware of; to detect

• 侦察zhēn cháHSK 7

  to investigate a crime; to scout; to reconnoiter; reconnaissance; detection; a scout

• 价值观jià zhí guānHSK 7

  system of values

• 观光guān guāngHSK 6

  to tour; sightseeing; tourism

• 主观zhǔ guānHSK 5

  subjective

• 观赏guān shǎngHSK 7

  to look at sth with pleasure; to watch (sth marvelous); ornamental

• 壮观zhuàng guānHSK 6

  spectacular; magnificent sight

• 景观jǐng guānHSK 7

  landscape

• 监察jiān cháHSK 7

  to supervise; to control

• 悲观bēi guānHSK 7

  pessimistic

• 可观kě guānHSK 7

  considerable; impressive; significant

• 外观wài guānHSK 6

  outward appearance

• 观望guān wàngHSK 7

  to wait and see; to watch from the sidelines; to look around; to survey

• 视察shì cháHSK 7

  to inspect; an investigation

• 检察jiǎn cháHSK 7

  to inspect; (law) to prosecute; to investigate