围观

 

Pinyin: wéi guān

Meaning：surround to watch

Sentence:Hundreds of residents gathered to watch the unrest and there several were reports of attacks on bystanders.数百名当地居民聚集起来围观骚乱，也有一些受到袭击。

 

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围： 

 

Pinyin: wéi
Meaning: surround
Radical: 囗
Stokes: 7
Traditional: 圍
Common words/Phrase:
围坝  [wéi bà]        【box dam】 

围抱  [wéi bào]       【surround】 
围捕  [wéi bǔ]        【surround and seize】
围场  [wéi chǎng]     【exclosure;hunting ground】

围城  [wéi chéng]     【encircle a city;lay siege to a city】

 

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Pinyin: guān
Meaning:  watch
Radical: 见
Stokes: 6
Traditional: 觀
Common words/Phrase:
观测   [guān cè]       【observation;observe;monitor】 
观察  [guān chá]      【observe;survey】
观点  [guān diǎn]     【viewpoint;standpoint】

观感  [guān gǎn]      【impressions】

观看   [guān kàn]      【watch;look at】