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睇
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look

HSK 10
Human →Actions
dì, tī
テイ、ダイ
제, 체
Components
目 eye+ 弟 younger brother =
睇 look
目 Meaning component
mù eye
eye
弟 Phonetic component
dì younger brother
young brother
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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眈 gloat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)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
睇
Regular
Modern
Chinese
睇 [dì]
to look down upon (classical); to see; to look at (Cantonese); Mandarin equivalent: 看[kàn]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (2)
唔好睇 [wú​hǎo​dì]
unattractive (Cantonese)
好睇 [hǎo​dì]
good-looking (Cantonese)
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
睇視 [ていし]
squinting