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to look at / to watch / to observe / to behold, Taoist monastery
觀
guān
1. 觀看,細看。 / Observe and watch.
2. 觀察;察看。 / Observe and examine.
3. 觀賞;觀摩。 / Appreciate and study.
4. 示範;顯示。 / Demonstrate; display.
5. 容飾;形態。 / Appearance; form.
6. 景象,情景。 / Scene; scenery.
7. 遊玩;遊覽。 / Play and visit.
8. 對事物的認識或看法。 / Understanding or viewpoint of things.
9. 佛教用語。觀察妄惑的智力。 / Buddhist terminology. The wisdom to observe delusions.
10. 多。 / Many.
11. 六十四卦之一,卦形為䷓,坤下巽上。 / One of the sixty-four hexagrams, with the hexagram image of ䷓, with Kun below and Xun above.
觀
guān
〈動〉
【本义】:仔細看 / [Original Meaning]: To look carefully.
【造字法】:形聲。从見,雚(guàn)聲。 / [Character Formation]: Pictophonetic. From 见 and the phonetic element "雚 (guàn)."
1. 同本義 / Same original meaning ([En.] observe; watch)
2. 觀察,審察 / Observe and investigate ([En.] observe)
3. 示範;顯示 / Demonstrate; show ([En.] display; show)
4. 遊覽 / Go sightseeing; visit ([En.] go sightseeing; visit).
5. 玩賞;觀賞 / Play and appreciate ([En.] play)
6. 佛家語 / Buddhist terminology ([En.] study).
7. 通“勸” / Commonly refers to "advise" ([En.] advise).
8. 閱讀 / Read ([En.] read)
觀
guān
〈名〉
1. 容飾,外觀 / Appearance; looks ([En.] appearance; looks).
2. 景象,情景 / Sight; view ([En.] sight; view)
3. 對事物的認識,看法 / Concept; outlook ([En.] concept; outlook).
4. 另見 guàn / See also guàn.
其他意義
1. 古代宮門外的望樓,亦稱為闕。 / An observation tower outside the ancient palace gate, also called "闕."
2. 京觀。古代戰勝者為炫耀武功而把敵人屍首收集起來,封土成為高塚,亦省稱觀。 / "京觀," where ancient victors collected the corpses of enemies to build a high mound as a trophy.
3. 樓臺。 / Platform.
4. 祀神的高樓。 / A high building for deity worship.
5. 道教的廟宇。 / Taoist temple.
6. 古國名,漢以後改作縣名。在今山東省西部聊城市西南,與河南省濮陽市毗連。 / An ancient state name, later changed to a county name, located in the southwest of Liaocheng, Shandong province.
7. 水名。觀水,即今灌江,源出廣西壯族自治區灌陽縣西南;東北流經全州縣合于湘水。 / Name of a river, the modern Guan River, originating from Guangxi province and flowing northeast.
8. 姓。 / A surname.
觀
guàn
〈名〉
1. 古代天子、諸侯宮門外張示法令的地方。同“闕” / An ancient place for announcing laws outside the palace gate, synonymous with "闕" ([En.] watchtower on either side of a palace gate)
2. 臺榭 / Platform ([En.] platform)
3. 鳥名。通“鸛” / A type of bird, commonly known as "stork" ([En.] stork).
4. 京觀 / Temple ([En.] temple).
5. 道教的廟宇 / Taoist temple ([En.] Taoist temple).
6. 古國名 / Ancient state name ([En.] Guan state).
7. 通“鸛”。雚雀鳥 / A type of bird ([En.] a kind of bird).
8. 姓。春秋楚有觀射父 / A surname, seen in the Spring and Autumn period.
9. 另見 guān / See also guān.