Phonosemantic compound. 見 represents the meaning and 監 represents the sound.
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峴 steep (trad)現 present (trad/jp)硯 inkstone (trad)莧 green (trad)靦 face to face (trad)規 regulations (trad/jp)覓 try to find (trad)視 inspect (trad/jp)覘 spy (trad)覡 wizard (trad)覦 desire (trad)親 relatives (trad/jp)覬 long (trad)覲 have (trad)覷 peep at (trad)覺 senses (trad)觀 observe (trad)靚 make (trad)尷 abashed (trad)檻 threshold (trad)
Historical Evolution
覽
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
覽
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
覽
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
覽
Regular
Modern
Chinese
览 / 覽 [lǎn]
to look at; to view; to read
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Japanese Names
覧 すぐる
Suguru given name
覧 まさる
Masaru unclassified name
覧 らん
Ran female given name
CHINESE WORDS (40)
展览 [zhǎnlǎn] #6,499
to put on display
浏览 [liúlǎn] #9,191
to skim over
游览 [yóulǎn] #15,528
to go sightseeing
博览会 [bólǎnhuì] #17,491
exposition
展览会 [zhǎnlǎnhuì] #19,018
exhibition
展览馆 [zhǎnlǎnguǎn] #30,666
exhibition hall
博览 [bólǎn] #42,057
to read extensively
一览无余 [yīlǎnwúyú] #31,071
to cover all at one glance (idiom)
阅览室 [yuèlǎnshì] #42,139
reading room
浏览器 [liúlǎnqì] #28,491
browser (software)
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JAPANESE WORDS (94)
⭐ 見る [みる] #36
to see
⭐ ご覧になる [ごらんになる] #10,192
to see
⭐ ご覧 [ごらん] #12,287
(please) try to
⭐ 閲覧 [えつらん] #14,931
inspection
ご覧ください [ごらんください] #14,989
please look at it
⭐ 一覧 [いちらん] #16,374
look
観覧車 [かんらんしゃ] #19,320
Ferris wheel
ご覧の通り [ごらんのとおり] #24,512
as you see
⭐ 展覧会 [てんらんかい] #27,202
exhibition
ご覧なさい [ごらんなさい] #29,694
(please) look
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