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kànxiàng
verb #44,800

Meanings

  1. 1 to tell fortune by reading facial features
  2. 2 to practice physiognomy

Examples

Jiē biān yǒu ge lǎorén gěi rén kànxiàng.
There's an old man on the street reading people's faces.
Tā bú xìn kànxiàng nà yí tào.
He doesn't believe in all that face-reading stuff.

Tips

culture
(xiàng) here is 'physical appearance, features'. Traditional (physiognomy) reads forehead, mouth, nose and ears as a map of fate. Distinct from 算命 (general fortune-telling by bazi).

Stroke Order

kàn
xiāng