眎Tone 4

shì ｜ 10 strokes ｜ radical:

眎 · shì

To look at;

to regard;

to show;

an archaic variant of 視 (shì, to see/look at).

To look atto regardto show

Usage highlights

To look atTo show to someoneTo regard asTo gaze intentlyTo look upTo look down

Synonyms

視— to see, to look at
看— to look, to see
觀— to observe, to view
望— to gaze, to look into distance

Antonyms

盲— blind
瞎— blind, cannot see
閉— to close (eyes)

Usage & contexts

Examples

He looked at the painting intently (眎画).
Please show me the document (眎我文件).
This is regarded as important (被视为重要).
Ancient texts sometimes use 眎 instead of 視 (古文中有时用眎代替視).

Collocations

To look at(眎之)
To show to someone(眎人)
To regard as(眎为)
To gaze intently(凝眎)
To look up(仰眎)
To look down(俯眎)

Idioms

To look at with disdain(眎如敝屣)
To regard as insignificant(眎若草芥)
To look up with reverence(仰眎天颜)

Cultural background

眎 is an ancient variant of 視 (to see/look at), primarily found in classical texts.
The character demonstrates the historical evolution of Chinese characters, where components could be interchangeable.
In modern usage, 眎 is extremely rare and has been largely replaced by 視 and its simplified form 视.

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