看 呆

kàn dāidictionary entry

to gape at / to stare blankly / to stare in rapture / to stare in awe

Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

看呆看呆 [kan4 dai1] /to gape at/to stare blankly/to stare in rapture/to stare in awe/

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Reference information

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Character information

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看
kān
to look after / to take care of / to watch / to guard
kàn
to see / to look at / to read / to watch / to visit / to call on / to consider / to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for
呆
dāi
foolish / stupid / expressionless / blank / foolish / stupid (variant of 呆[dāi]) / expressionless / blank (variant of 呆[dāi])

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