Example sentences
nǐ你kàn看zhè这gè个。
Look at this.
tā他kàn看shǒu手jī机。
He's looking at his phone.
The story behind the character
看
A hand shielding your eyes from the sun so you can see further. That's the whole origin of 看. Hand on top, 目 (eye) below. Xu Shen wrote 看, 睎也. 睎 is gazing into the distance.