眺 tiào to gaze
to gaze; to look at
怎么记住“眺”: 目 eye + 兆 omen = to gaze. On the cliff the old fisherman shades one eye, takes the dark clouds as an omen and stays a while to gaze the sea.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
眺 = 目 eye + 兆 omen
- 目 eye meaning
- 兆 omen sound
On the cliff the old fisherman shades one eye, takes the dark clouds as an omen and stays a while to gaze the sea.
How it came to be
The eye gives the meaning and the omen the sound; the word first meant eyes that do not look straight.
用法
- To gaze into the distance (from a height): 眺望 (tiàowàng): 登高眺望 (dēnggāo tiàowàng) to climb high and gaze afar, 远眺 (yuǎntiào) to look into the distance. Literary; implies a sweeping distant view.