见
contributes the sense of seeing · Character component
contributes the sense of seeing, looking and coming into view (and often just supplies the sound in characters like 岘, 苋, 蚬)
The old graph drew a kneeling or standing person with one huge eye set on top of the body — the eye was blown up out of proportion to say that seeing, not the person, was the point. In the traditional form 見 you can still read that picture directly: 目 (eye) sitting above 儿, the two legs of a person. The simplified 见 squashes the eye down to a small box with a stroke inside, but the two legs underneath survive unchanged, so the figure is still there. In 觉, 览, 观 and 觅 it sits at the bottom as the seeing part, while in 现, 视 and 规 it stands at the side.
见 at a glance
- Meaning
- contributes the sense of seeing
- Strokes
- 4
- Characters
- 23
- Role
- Usually contributes meaning
Characters with 见
HSK 4 · 1
HSK 5 · 1
Beyond HSK · 17
Frequently asked questions
What does the component 见 mean?
见 means "contributes the sense of seeing". In the characters that contain it, it usually contributes meaning.
How many Chinese characters contain 见?
23 characters in this dictionary contain 见, including ones at HSK 1, HSK 4, HSK 5, HSK 6.
How many strokes does 见 have?
见 is written in 4 strokes.