眺 tiào — look at; gaze; survey · English

眺

tiào

look at; gaze; survey

At a glance · 眺

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从目（意符，眼睛），兆声，本义为远望。隶楷从目从兆，形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为登高远望。

Structure

形声字，从目（意符，眼睛），兆（zhào）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyintiào

Radical目

Strokes11

UnicodeU+773A

Character type形声

Theme动作

Six languages, one character

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English look at; gaze; survey To look at, gaze at, scan, or survey.

Français regarder; contempler; sonder Regarder, contempler ou sonder.

Español mirar; contemplar; sondear Mirar, contemplar o sondear.

العربية ينظر؛ يتأمل؛ يستطلع أن ينظر أو يتأمل أو يستطلع.

Русский смотреть; обозревать Смотреть, глядеть или обозревать.

Common words

眺tiàolook far
眺望tiào wàngoverlook

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