guàn = gu + an4
surname Guan
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guān = gu + an1
to look at / to watch / to observe / to behold / to advise / concept / point of view / outlook
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guàn = gu + an4
Taoist monastery / palace gate watchtower / platform
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How to pronounce 观

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= gu initial

Gu is for Gitta Giraffe.

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+ an1 final

In front of the anthill.

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= gu initial

Gu is for Gitta Giraffe.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

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观 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
yòu = y + ou4
(once) again / also / both... and... / and yet / (used for emphasis) anyway
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jiàn = ji + an4
to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view
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xiàn = xi + an4
to appear / also written 現|现[xian4]
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Characters with 观 as component

观 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 观

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spectators / audience / visitors (to an exhibition etc)
to observe; to watch; to survey
to observe / to watch / to survey / to examine / observation / view / perspective / CL:個|个[ge4]

Sentences with 观

tài
shàng
lǎo
jūn
 
 
nán
hǎi
guān
yīn
 
 
bǎi
luó
hàn

Want to remember 观 for good?

Make it your learning target and MandarinBanana works out the shortest route to it: the two sounds its syllable is built from, then the components of the character itself, one short step at a time. No account needed to start.

guàn / guān

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