Chinese symbol for “behold”
观
guān
Traditional: 觀
to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold
The closest CC-CEDICT match for behold is 观 (guān), defined as: to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; to advise; concept.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 观.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 观点 (觀點) | guān diǎn | point of view; viewpoint |
| 观众 (觀眾) | guān zhòng | spectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc) |
| 观察 (觀察) | guān chá | to observe; to watch; to survey |
| 观看 (觀看) | guān kàn | to watch; to view |
| 观念 (觀念) | guān niàn | notion; thought |
| 客观 (客觀) | kè guān | objective; impartial |
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.