The character "kan" means to look.
汉字“看”，意思就是看东西。
Above it is the shape of a hand.
它的上面，是一只手的样子。
Below it is the shape of an eye.
它的下面，是一只眼睛的样子。
People raise a hand to shade the sun.
人们抬起手，搭在额前挡太阳。
Then they can see much farther.
这样一来，就能望得更远啦。
That old drawing became the word "kan".
这幅老画，就变成了“看”字。
Try to shade your eyes like that.
你也把手搭个凉棚试试看吧。
