夁 (yī) - To look down upon & to gaze downward

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yī ｜ 16 strokes ｜ radical:

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夁 · yī

To look down upon;

to gaze downward;

an archaic character with limited modern usage.

To look down uponto gaze downwardan archaic character with limited modern usage.

Usage highlights

Looking downAncient characterRare character

Synonyms

  • 视— to look at, to view
  • 瞰— to look down from a height
  • 俯— to look downward, to bend down

Antonyms

  • 仰— to look upward, to admire

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The character is rarely used in modern Chinese (夁).
  • It appears in some classical texts with the meaning of looking down (夁视).
  • Scholars study this character in paleography (古文字学).

Collocations

  • Looking down(夁视)
  • Ancient character(古字夁)
  • Rare character(生僻字夁)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 夁 is an archaic Chinese character with very limited usage in modern contexts.
  • It primarily appears in classical dictionaries and paleographic studies.
  • The character is considered a variant form with similar meaning to other characters meaning 'to look' or 'to gaze'.

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