Chinese

看見

/kʰän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
to see; to sight
  • TOCFL 2
  • 看见

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  • characterChinese看 “to look; to see; to watch”
    • ideaChinese手 “hand (Classifier: 隻/只 m c mn; 雙/双 m mn; 對/对 c)”
    • ideaChinese目 “eye (Classifier: 雙/双 mn-t)”
  • characterChinese見 “to see”
    • componentChinese卩 “kneeling person”

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