瞻
to gaze; to view
18 strokes
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How 瞻 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
目 (semantic, “eye”) + 詹 (phonetic, zhān)
How to remember it
look upward · Heisig RSH #1648
eyeball + snitch
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 詹
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 詹 (zhān) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 詹 sound component | zhān | talkative, verbose; surname |
| 檐 | yán | the eaves of a house; edge, brim |
| 澹 | dàn | calm, quiet, tranquil |
| 儋 | dān | a small jar; to bear a burden; a load of two |
| 赡 | shàn | rich, elegant; to support, to provide for |
| 蟾 | chán | toad (1) |
Words containing 瞻
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 圣灰瞻礼日 | Shèng huī zhān lǐ rì | Ash Wednesday |
| 动见观瞻 | dòng jiàn guān zhān | to be watched closely (idiom) |
| 马首是瞻 | mǎ shǒu shì zhān | to follow blindly (idiom); to take as one's only guide |
| 前瞻性 | qián zhān xìng | farsightedness; perspicacity; prescience; forward-looking |
| 瞻前顾后 | zhān qián gù hòu | lit. to look forward and back (idiom); fig. to consider carefully; to weigh the pros and c… |
| 瞻礼日 | Zhān lǐ rì | the Lord's Day; Sunday |
| 朱瞻基 | Zhū Zhān jī | Zhu Zhanji, personal name of fifth Ming emperor Xuande 宣德[Xuan1 de2] |
| 前瞻 | qián zhān | forward-looking; prescient; foresight; forethought; outlook |
| 失瞻 | shī zhān | to fail to greet in timely manner |
| 观瞻 | guān zhān | appearance; view; abiding impression |
| 瞻望 | zhān wàng | to look far ahead; to look forward (to) |
| 高瞻远瞩 | gāo zhān yuǎn zhǔ | to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view; acute foresight |
| 瞻拜 | zhān bài | to worship; to gaze with reverence |
| 瞻顾 | zhān gù | to look forward and back cautiously |
| 瞻仰 | zhān yǎng | to revere; to admire |