Chinese symbol for “apparently”
看来
kàn lai
Traditional: 看來
apparently; it seems that
The closest CC-CEDICT match for apparently is 看来 (kàn lai), defined as: apparently; it seems that.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “apparently”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 看起来 (看起來) | kàn qǐ lai | seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 看来.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 看到 | kàn dào | to see |
| 看看 | kàn kan | to take a look at; to examine |
| 看见 (看見) | kàn jiàn | to see; to catch sight of |
| 看法 | kàn fǎ | way of looking at a thing; view |
| 看起来 (看起來) | kàn qǐ lai | seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be |
| 起来 (起來) | qǐ lai | to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2] |
| 出来 (出來) | chū lái | to come out; to appear |
| 来自 (來自) | lái zì | to come from (a place); From: (in email header) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “apparently”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.