觀

Translingual

Han character

觀 (Kangxi radical 147, 見+18, 25 strokes, cangjie input 廿土月山山 (TGBUU), four-corner 4621₀, composition ⿰雚見)

Derived characters

• 欟, 𢦉

Descendants

• 観, 观

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1138, character 14
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 34993
• Dae Jaweon: page 1605, character 12
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3677, character 5
• Unihan data for U+89C0

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *koːn, *koːns) : phonetic 雚 (OC *koːns) + semantic 見 (“see”).

Etymology

“To watch; to observe” (Pronunciation 1) > “watchtower; platform; temple” (Pronunciation 2).

Schuessler (2007) connects it with 侯 (OC *ɡoː, “target”) and 候 (OC *ɡoːs, “to watch; to be on the lookout for; to wait”).

Pronunciation 1

Definitions

觀

1. to observe; to watch; to view; to see

   • 予若觀火，予亦拙謀作乃逸。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     予若观火，予亦拙谋作乃逸。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Documents, circa 7^th – 4^th centuries BCE

     Yǔ ruò guān huǒ, yǔ yì zhuōmóu zuò nǎi yì.

     I as one sees a fire; but I, likewise, by my undecided plans, have produced your error.

2. to observe closely; to scrutinise; to investigate

   • 子曰：「父在，觀其志；父沒，觀其行；三年無改於父之道，可謂孝矣。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     子曰：「父在，观其志；父没，观其行；三年无改于父之道，可谓孝矣。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE

     Zǐ yuē: “Fù zài, guān qí zhì; fù mò, guān qí xíng; sān nián wú gǎi yú fù zhī dào, kěwèi xiào yǐ.”

     The Master said, "While a man's father is alive, look at the bent of his will; when his father is dead, look at his conduct. If for three years he does not alter from the way of his father, he may be called filial."

3. to read; to peruse
4. to display; to show
5. to visit; to go sightseeing
6. to play; to enjoy
7. appearance; looks
8. sight; view; perspective
9. concept; outlook
10. a surname

Synonyms

Compounds

Pronunciation 2

Definitions

觀

1. (historical) watchtower on either side of a palace gate
2. (historical) platform; stage; dais; rostrum
3. (Taoism) Taoist temple
4. 20th hexagram of the I Ching
5. a surname

Compounds

Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 観)

1. Kyūjitai form of 観 (to see, observe; appearance)

Readings

• Go-on: かん (kan)^{←くわん (kwan, historical)}
• Kan-on: かん (kan)^{←くわん (kwan, historical)}
• Kun: みる (miru, 觀る)

Korean

Etymology

“to see; etc.”

From Middle Chinese 觀 (MC kwan). Recorded as Middle Korean 관 (kwan)^訓 (Yale: kwan) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

“Taoist temple”

From Middle Chinese 觀 (MC kwanH). Recorded as Middle Korean 관〮 (kwán)^訓 (Yale: kwán) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key):
• Phonetic hangul:

Hanja

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

觀

Wikisource

觀 (eumhun 볼 관 (bol gwan))

1. Hanja form^? of 관 (“to see; to observe; to view”).
2. Hanja form^? of 관 (“appearance; looks”).
3. Hanja form^? of 관 (“sight; view; perspective”).
4. Hanja form^? of 관 (“Taoist temple”).

Compounds

References

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

Vietnamese

Han character

觀: Hán Nôm readings: quan, quán

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