睬

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to pay attention; to take notice of; to care for

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

目 meaning “eye” + 采 sound ( cǎi )

Components 目采

notice · Heisig RSH #1904

eyeball + 采 pick

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
不理不睬	bù lǐ bù cǎi	to completely ignore (idiom); to pay no attention to; not to be in the least concerned abo…
不加理睬	bù jiā lǐ cǎi	without giving due consideration; to ignore; to overlook
理睬	lǐ cǎi	to heed; to pay attention to
不瞅不睬	bù chǒu bù cǎi	(idiom) to ignore completely; to pay no attention to
瞅睬	chǒu cǎi	to pay attention to

Characters sharing the sound component 采 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
采 sound part	cǎi	to collect, to gather; to pick, to pluck
菜	cài	vegetables; order, dish; food
彩	cǎi	color, hue; prize; brilliant; variegated
踩	cǎi	to step on; to stamp