看不起 (kàn bu qǐ)

Character breakdown

• 看 (kān) · 9 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 目 represents the meaning and 倝 represents the sound.

• 不 (bù) · 4 strokes

  Pictograph of sepals of a flower. The modern meaning "no" is a phonetic loan.

• 起 (qǐ) · 10 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 走 represents the meaning and 己 represents the sound.