見
contributes the sense of seeing · Kangxi radical 147
contributes the sense of seeing, looking at, and things becoming visible
The old graph drew a standing person with one huge eye set on top of the body, so that the eye was the whole point of the picture. That shape survives intact in the modern character: 目 (eye) sitting above 儿, the pair of legs that stands for a person. So in characters like 視, 觀, 覺 and 親, the 見 part points to looking, noticing, or coming into view.
見 at a glance
- Meaning
- contributes the sense of seeing
- Strokes
- 7
- Characters
- 20
- Role
- Contributes meaning
- Kangxi radical
- 147
Frequently asked questions
What does the component 見 mean?
見 means "contributes the sense of seeing". In the characters that contain it, it contributes meaning.
How many Chinese characters contain 見?
20 characters in this dictionary contain 見.
Is 見 a radical?
Yes — 見 is Kangxi radical 147, one of the 214 traditional indexing radicals used to organise Chinese dictionaries.
How many strokes does 見 have?
見 is written in 7 strokes.