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眈
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gloat

HSK 10
Human →Actions
dān
タン
にら.む
탐
Phonosemantic compound. 目 represents the meaning and 冘 represents the sound.
Components
目 eye+ 冘 to move on =
眈 gloat
目 Meaning component
mù eye
冘 Phonetic component
yín to move on
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Notes
Similar Characters
盯 stare at盱 wide open eyes盲 blind盹 to doze盼 await hopefully省 economize眄 to look askance眇 blind in one eye看 look at県 county (jp)眍 sunken (simp)眎 view (archaic)眙 to gaze at眚 disease of the eyes眠 slumber眡 blurred sight眢 eyes without brightness眥 eye sockets (trad)眦 eye sockets (simp)眨 blink
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
眈
Regular
Modern
Chinese
眈 [dān]
gaze intently
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (2)
虎视眈眈 [hǔ​shì​dān​dān] #20,098
to glare like a tiger watching his prey (idiom)
虎视眈眈 [hǔ​shì​dān​dān] #20,098
to glare like a tiger watching his prey (idiom)
JAPANESE WORDS (2)
虎視眈々 [こしたんたん] #31,033
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity)
眈々 [たんたん] #132,337
(glaring) covetously
KOREAN WORDS (1)
호시탐탐
watching for an opportunity; being on alert for an opportunity