覛 (mì) - To examine carefully & to scrutinize

覛Tone 4

mì ｜ 13 strokes ｜ radical:

伦妙

覛 · mì

To examine carefully;

to scrutinize;

to survey;

to look around.

To examine carefullyto scrutinizeto survey

Usage highlights

careful examinationthorough investigationlooking aroundsurveying the terrainscrutinizing detailsexamining evidence

Synonyms

  • 察— to examine, investigate
  • 视— to look, inspect
  • 观— to observe, watch

Antonyms

  • 忽— to neglect, overlook
  • 略— to omit, ignore

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The detective carefully examined the scene (覛视).
  • We need to survey the entire area (覛察).
  • He looked around carefully before proceeding (覛看).

Collocations

  • careful examination(覛视)
  • thorough investigation(覛察)
  • looking around(覛看)
  • surveying the terrain(覛地)
  • scrutinizing details(覛细)
  • examining evidence(覛证)

Idioms

  • To examine carefully and investigate thoroughly(覛察秋毫)
  • Looking around in all directions(四方覛视)
  • Examining the minute details(覛微知著)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • This character is archaic and rarely used in modern Chinese.
  • It appears in classical texts and historical documents.
  • The character combines the radical for 'see' with phonetic elements.

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