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Chinese symbol for “browse”

翻看
fān kàn
to browse; to look over (books)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for browse is 翻看 (fān kàn), defined as: to browse; to look over (books).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

翻 fān
to upset, to capsize, to flip over
radical 124 ⽻ · 18 strokes
看 kàn
to look, to see; to examine, to scrutinize
radical 109 ⽬ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “browse”

WordPinyinMeaning
浏览 (瀏覽)liú lǎnto skim over; to browse
涉览 (涉覽)shè lǎnto browse; to glance through
披阅 (披閱)pī yuèto peruse; to browse
流览 (流覽)liú lǎnto skim; to browse

Related words

Other words that share a character with 翻看.

WordPinyinMeaning
翻译 (翻譯)fān yìto translate; to interpret
推翻tuī fānto overthrow
翻身fān shēnto turn over (when lying); (fig.) to free oneself
翻唱fān chàngto cover (a previously recorded song); cover version (of a song)
翻转 (翻轉)fān zhuǎnto roll; to turn over
翻新fān xīnto revamp; a face-lift
看到kàn dàoto see
看看kàn kanto take a look at; to examine

See also: Japanese symbol for “browse”.

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.

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