眔 (dà) - To gaze & to look at

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dà ｜ 10 strokes ｜ radical:

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眔 · dà

To gaze;

to look at;

an ancient character meaning to see or observe attentively.

To gazeto look atan ancient character meaning to see or observe

Usage highlights

To gaze intentlyTo observe carefullyDistant gazeAncient character 眔Oracle bone form

Synonyms

  • 看— to look, to see
  • 视— to look at, to regard
  • 观— to observe, to watch
  • 望— to gaze into the distance

Antonyms

  • 盲— blind, unable to see
  • 闭— to close (eyes)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He gazed intently at the distant mountains (眔远山).
  • Ancient texts use this character for careful observation (眔察).
  • The character appears in oracle bone inscriptions (甲骨文中的眔).

Collocations

  • To gaze intently(眔视)
  • To observe carefully(眔察)
  • Distant gaze(远眔)
  • Ancient character 眔(古字眔)
  • Oracle bone form(甲骨眔)

Cultural background

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  • One of the ancient Chinese characters found in oracle bone inscriptions from the Shang Dynasty.
  • Rarely used in modern Chinese, primarily of interest to paleographers and historians.
  • Represents an early form of characters related to vision and observation in Chinese writing.

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