| 觀 | [ guàn ] surname Guan |
| 觀 | [ guān ] to look at, to watch, to observe, to behold, to advise, concept, point of view, outlook |
| 觀 | [ guàn ] Taoist monastery, palace gate watchtower, platform |
| 觀世音 | [ guān shì yīn ] Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara) |
| 觀世音菩薩 | [ guān shì yīn pú sà ] Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara) |
| 觀光 | [ guān guāng ] to tour, sightseeing, tourism |
| 觀光區 | [ guān guāng qū ] tourist region, sightseeing area |
| 觀光客 | [ guān guāng kè ] tourist |
| 觀塘 | [ guàn táng ] Kwun Tong district of Kowloon, Hong Kong |
| 觀客 | [ guān kè ] audience |
| 觀察 | [ guān chá ] to observe, to watch, to survey, to examine, observation, view, perspective, CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 觀察人士 | [ guān chá rén shì ] observer |
| 觀察力 | [ guān chá lì ] power of observation, perception |
| 觀察員 | [ guān chá yuán ] observer |
| 觀察哨 | [ guān chá shaò ] sentry post |
| 觀察家 | [ guān chá jiā ] observer, The Observer (UK newspaper) |
| 觀察者 | [ guān chá zhě ] observer |
| 觀後感 | [ guān hoù gǎn ] impression or feeling after visiting or watching (movies, museums etc) |
| 觀後鏡 | [ guān hoù jìng ] mirror showing a view to one's rear (including rearview mirror, side-view mirror, baby view mirror etc) |
| 觀念 | [ guān niàn ] notion, thought, concept, sense, views, ideology, general impressions |
| 觀想 | [ guān xiǎng ] to visualize (Buddhist practice) |
| 觀感 | [ guān gǎn ] one's impressions, observations |
| 觀戰 | [ guān zhàn ] to watch from the sidelines |
| 觀摩 | [ guān mó ] to observe and emulate, to study (esp. following sb's example) |
| 觀星台 | [ guàn xīng taí ] astronomical observatory (old) |
| 觀景台 | [ guān jǐng taí ] lookout, viewing platform, observation deck |
| 觀望 | [ guān wàng ] to wait and see, to watch from the sidelines, to look around, to survey |
| 觀止 | [ guān zhǐ ] incomparably good |
| 觀測 | [ guān cè ] to observe, to survey, observation (scientific etc) |
| 觀測台 | [ guān cè taí ] observatory |
| 觀測員 | [ guān cè yuán ] observer, spotter |
| 觀測者 | [ guān cè zhě ] observer |
| 觀測衛星 | [ guān cè weì xīng ] observation satellite |
| 觀瀾湖 | [ guān lán hú ] Mission Hills Group (Chinese hospitality, sports and leisure company) |
| 觀火 | [ guān huǒ ] penetrating (vision) |
| 觀看 | [ guān kàn ] to watch, to view |
| 觀眾 | [ guān zhòng ] spectators, audience, visitors (to an exhibition etc) |
| 觀瞻 | [ guān zhān ] appearance, view, abiding impression |
| 觀禮 | [ guān lǐ ] to attend a ritual |
| 觀落陰 | [ guān luò yīn ] a ritual whereby the living soul is brought to the nether world for a spiritual journey |
| 觀覽 | [ guān lǎn ] to view, to look at, to look sth over |
| 觀護所 | [ guān hù suǒ ] probation office |
| 觀象臺 | [ guān xiàng taí ] observatory, observation platform |
| 觀賞 | [ guān shǎng ] to look at sth with pleasure, to watch (sth marvelous), ornamental |
| 觀釁伺隙 | [ guān xìn sì xì ] lit. to look for holes, and observe gaps (idiom), fig. to search out one's opponent's weak points, to look for the Achilles' heel |
| 觀音 | [ guān yīn ] Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara) |
| 觀音菩薩 | [ guān yīn pú sà ] Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara) |
| 觀音鄉 | [ guān yīn xiāng ] Guanyin or Kuanyin township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan |
| 觀風 | [ guān fēng ] on lookout duty, to serve as lookout |
| 觀鳥 | [ guān ] birdwatching |
| 觀點 | [ guān diǎn ] point of view, viewpoint, standpoint, CL:個|个[ge4] |
| ⇒ 不雅觀 | [ bù yǎ guān ] offensive to the eye, unbecoming, unsightly, ungainly |
| ⇒ 世界觀 | [ shì jiè guān ] worldview, world outlook, Weltanschauung |
| ⇒ 主觀 | [ zhǔ guān ] subjective |
| ⇒ 主觀主義 | [ zhǔ guān zhǔ yì ] subjectivism |
| ⇒ 人文景觀 | [ rén wén jǐng guān ] place of cultural interest |
| ⇒ 人權觀察 | [ rén quán guān chá ] Human Rights Watch (HRW), New York-based non-governmental organization |
| ⇒ 信用觀察 | [ xìn yòng guān chá ] credit watch |
| ⇒ 偉觀 | [ weǐ guān ] magnificent vista, a wonder |
| ⇒ 傳觀 | [ chuán guān ] to pass sth around (for others to look at) |
| ⇒ 價值觀 | [ jià zhí guān ] system of values |
| ⇒ 內觀 | [ neì guān ] to introspect, to examine oneself, (Buddhism) vipassana meditation (seeking insight into the true nature of reality) |
| ⇒ 冷眼旁觀 | [ lěng yǎn páng guān ] the cool eye of a bystander, a detached point of view |
| ⇒ 劉姥姥進大觀園 | [ liú laǒ lao jìn dà guān yuán ] Granny Liu visits the Grand View gardens, (of a simple person) to be overwhelmed by new experiences and luxurious surroundings |
| ⇒ 動見觀瞻 | [ dòng jiàn guān zhān ] to be watched closely (idiom) |
| ⇒ 參觀 | [ cān guān ] to look around, to tour, to visit |
| ⇒ 反觀 | [ fǎn guān ] by contrast, but as for this..., viewed from another angle, subjectively, introspection |
| ⇒ 古文觀止 | [ gǔ wén guān zhǐ ] Guwen Guanzhi, an anthology of essays written in Literary Chinese, compiled and edited by Wu Chucai and Wu Diaohou of Qing dynasty |
| ⇒ 可觀 | [ kě guān ] considerable, impressive, significant |
| ⇒ 史觀 | [ shǐ guān ] historical point of view, historically speaking |
| ⇒ 嘆為觀止 | [ tàn weí guān zhǐ ] (idiom) to gasp in amazement, to acclaim as the peak of perfection |
| ⇒ 圍觀 | [ weí guān ] to stand in a circle and watch |
| ⇒ 坐井觀天 | [ zuò jǐng guān tiān ] lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded |
| ⇒ 坐山觀虎鬥 | [ zuò shān guān hǔ doù ] sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted (idiom) |
| ⇒ 坐觀成敗 | [ zuò guān chéng baì ] to sit and await success or failure (idiom); to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides, to sit on the fence |
| ⇒ 壯觀 | [ zhuàng guān ] spectacular, magnificent sight |
| ⇒ 外觀 | [ waì guān ] exterior appearance, to view sth from the outside, exterior condition |
| ⇒ 外觀設計 | [ waì guān shè jì ] look, external appearance, design, overall brand look or logo that can be patented |
| ⇒ 大觀 | [ dà guān ] Daguan district of Anqing city 安慶市|安庆市[An1 qing4 shi4], Anhui |
| ⇒ 大觀區 | [ dà guān qū ] Daguan district of Anqing city 安慶市|安庆市[An1 qing4 shi4], Anhui |
| ⇒ 大觀園 | [ dà guān yuán ] Prospect Garden, Grand View Garden, a garden in Dream of the Red Chamber |
| ⇒ 奇觀 | [ qí guān ] spectacle, impressive sight |
| ⇒ 宇宙觀 | [ yǔ zhoù guān ] world view |
| ⇒ 宏觀 | [ hóng guān ] macro-, macroscopic, holistic |
| ⇒ 宏觀世界 | [ hóng guān shì jiè ] macrocosm, the world in the large |
| ⇒ 宏觀經濟 | [ hóng guān jīng jì ] macroeconomic |
| ⇒ 宏觀調控 | [ hóng guān kòng ] macro-control |
| ⇒ 客觀 | [ kè guān ] objective, impartial |
| ⇒ 客觀世界 | [ kè guān shì jiè ] the objective world (as opposed to empirical observation) |
| ⇒ 客觀主義 | [ kè guān zhǔ yì ] objectivist philosophy |
| ⇒ 客觀唯心主義 | [ kè guān weí xīn zhǔ yì ] objective idealism (in Hegel's philosophy) |
| ⇒ 客觀性 | [ kè guān xìng ] objectivity |
| ⇒ 宮觀 | [ gōng guàn ] Taoist temple |
| ⇒ 察言觀色 | [ chá yán guān sè ] to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom), to discern what sb thinks from his body language |
| ⇒ 審美觀 | [ shěn meǐ guān ] esthetic conception, esthetic point of view, standard |
| ⇒ 強迫觀念 | [ qiǎng pò guān niàn ] compelling notion, obsession |
| ⇒ 微觀 | [ weī guān ] micro-, subatomic |
| ⇒ 微觀世界 | [ weī guān shì jiè ] microcosm, the microscopic world |
| ⇒ 微觀經濟 | [ weī guān jīng jì ] microeconomic |
| ⇒ 悲觀 | [ beī guān ] pessimistic |
| ⇒ 拱手旁觀 | [ gǒng shoǔ páng guān ] to watch from the sidelines and do nothing (idiom) |
| ⇒ 改觀 | [ gaǐ guān ] change of appearance, to revise one's point of view |
| ⇒ 旁觀 | [ páng guān ] spectator, non-participant |
| ⇒ 旁觀者 | [ páng guān zhě ] observer, spectator |
| ⇒ 旁觀者清 | [ páng guān zhě qīng ] an outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved (idiom) |
| ⇒ 景觀 | [ jǐng guān ] landscape |
| ⇒ 景觀設計 | [ jǐng guān shè jì ] landscape design |
| ⇒ 東觀漢記 | [ dōng guān hàn jì ] History of Later Han dynasty, internal palace record by many 1st and 2nd century authors, 143 scrolls |
| ⇒ 概觀 | [ gaì guān ] to survey, to take stock of, overview |
| ⇒ 榮辱觀 | [ róng rǔ guān ] precepts regarding what is honorable and what is shameful (in particular, refers to the Socialist Concepts on Honors and Disgraces, PRC official moral principles promulgated from 2006), abbr. for 社會主義榮辱觀|社会主义荣辱观, also known as the Eight Honors and Eight Shames 八榮八恥|八荣八耻[Ba1 Rong2 Ba1 Chi3] |
| ⇒ 樂觀 | [ lè guān ] optimistic, hopeful |
| ⇒ 樂觀主義 | [ lè guān zhǔ yì ] optimism |
| ⇒ 樂觀其成 | [ lè guān qí chéng ] to look favorably on sth, would be glad to see it happen |
| ⇒ 歷史觀點 | [ lì shǐ guān diǎn ] historical standpoint |
| ⇒ 毀三觀 | [ huǐ sān guān ] (Internet slang) (of a situation, video clip etc) to make one think "wtf!" |
| ⇒ 氣象觀測站 | [ qì xiàng guān cè zhàn ] weather station |
| ⇒ 洞若觀火 | [ dòng ruò guān huǒ ] lit. to see sth as clearly as one sees a blazing fire (idiom), fig. to grasp the situation thoroughly |
| ⇒ 當局者迷，旁觀者清 | [ dāng jú zhě mí páng guān zhě qīng ] an outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved (idiom) |
| ⇒ 白虎觀 | [ baí hǔ guàn ] White Tiger Hall, a Han dynasty palace hall in which the famous Virtuous Discussions Held in White Tiger Hall 白虎通德論|白虎通德论 were held under the aegis of Han Emperor Zhang 漢章帝|汉章帝 |
| ⇒ 直觀 | [ zhí guān ] direct observation, directly perceived through the senses, intuitive, audiovisual |
| ⇒ 眼觀六路耳聽八方 | [ yǎn guān liù lù ěr tīng bā fāng ] lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions, to be observant and alert (idiom) |
| ⇒ 眼觀四處，耳聽八方 | [ yǎn guān sì chù ěr tīng bā fāng ] see 眼觀四面，耳聽八方|眼观四面，耳听八方[yan3 guan1 si4 mian4 , er3 ting1 ba1 fang1] |
| ⇒ 眼觀四面，耳聽八方 | [ yǎn guān sì miàn ěr tīng bā fāng ] lit. the eyes observe all sides and the ears listen in all directions (idiom), fig. to be observant and alert |
| ⇒ 科學發展觀 | [ kē xué fā zhǎn guān ] Scientific Outlook on Development, a guiding principle for the CCP attributed to Hu Jintao 胡錦濤|胡锦涛[Hu2 Jin3 tao1], incorporated into the Constitution of the CCP in 2007 |
| ⇒ 絕對觀念 | [ jué duì guān niàn ] absolute idea (in Hegel's philosophy) |
| ⇒ 綜觀 | [ zōng guān ] to take a broad view of sth |
| ⇒ 縱觀 | [ zòng guān ] to survey comprehensively, an overall survey |
| ⇒ 美觀 | [ meǐ guān ] pleasing to the eye, beautiful, artistic |
| ⇒ 聽其言而觀其行 | [ tīng qí yán ér guān qí xíng ] hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions |
| ⇒ 聽其言觀其行 | [ tīng qí yán guān qí xíng ] hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions |
| ⇒ 肉眼觀察 | [ roù yǎn guān chá ] observation by naked eye |
| ⇒ 舊觀 | [ jiù guān ] former appearance, what it used to look like |
| ⇒ 蔚為大觀 | [ weì weí dà guān ] to afford a magnificent sight (idiom), enchanting |
| ⇒ 表觀 | [ guān ] apparent |
| ⇒ 表觀遺傳學 | [ guān yí chuán xué ] epigenetics |
| ⇒ 袖手旁觀 | [ xiù shoǔ páng guān ] to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger |
| ⇒ 謝絕參觀 | [ xiè jué cān guān ] closed to visitors, no admittance |
| ⇒ 走馬觀花 | [ zoǔ mǎ guān huā ] lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); a fleeting glance in passing, fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation, to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information |
| ⇒ 通觀 | [ tōng guān ] to take an overall view of sth, comprehensive view |
| ⇒ 道觀 | [ daò guàn ] Daoist temple |
| ⇒ 達觀 | [ dá guān ] to take things philosophically |
| ⇒ 遙觀 | [ yaó guān ] to look into the distance |
| ⇒ 鐵觀音 | [ tiě guān yīn ] Tieguanyin tea (a variety of oolong tea) |
| ⇒ 隔岸觀火 | [ gé àn guān huǒ ] to watch the fires burning across the river, to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves (idiom) |
| ⇒ 雅觀 | [ yǎ guān ] elegant and tasteful |
| ⇒ 面面觀 | [ miàn miàn guān ] (used in titles) comprehensive survey |