眙 (yí) - To gaze at & to stare. Also used in the place name

眙Tone 2

yí ｜ 10 strokes ｜ radical:

一懿

眙 · yí

To gaze at;

to stare.

Also used in the place name Yízhèng (a county in Jiangsu).

To gaze atto stare. Also used in the place name

Usage highlights

To gaze atTo stare in shockTo look at from a distanceYizheng CountyTo stare blankly

Synonyms

  • 望— to gaze into the distance
  • 视— to look at
  • 瞻— to look up at

Antonyms

  • 闭— to close (eyes)
  • 瞑— to close eyes

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He gazed at the distant mountains (眙望远山).
  • The name of the county is Yizheng (仪征, formerly written as 仪眙).
  • She stood transfixed, staring into the void (伫立眙视).

Collocations

  • To gaze at(眙望)
  • To stare in shock(惊眙)
  • To look at from a distance(眺眙)
  • Yizheng County(仪眙)
  • To stare blankly(瞠眙)

Idioms

  • To stare in astonishment(瞠目眙视)
  • To gaze afar(远眙)
  • To look up in admiration(仰眙)

Cultural background

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  • The character appears in historical place names, notably the old name for what is now Yizheng County.
  • In classical texts, it conveys a sense of intense or prolonged looking, often with a connotation of wonder or shock.

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