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CHINESE CHARACTER

chǒu

瞅

瞅

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to look at

Numbered pinyin
chou3
English meanings
(dialect) to look at, old variant of 瞅[chou3]

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 目; right 秋.

Meaning & sound clues

目 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “eye”.

秋 is identified as the sound component (qiū). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 瞅.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰目秋

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    chǒu瞅yīyǎn一眼。

    Take a look.

  2. 02

    chǒu瞅zhǔnshí准时jī机。

    Watch for the right moment.

  3. 03

    huítóu回头chǒu瞅。

    Look back.

  4. 04

    chǒu瞅zhe着tā他。

    Stare at him.

  5. 05

    zǐxì仔细chǒu瞅。

    Look closely.

  6. 06

    bié别chǒu瞅wǒ我。

    Don't stare at me.

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