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睞
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睐
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squint at

HSK 10
Human →Actions
lài
ライ
みる
Phonosemantic compound. 目 represents the meaning and 來 represents the sound.
Components
目 eye+ 來 come =
睞 squint at
目 Meaning component
mù eye
來 Phonetic component
come
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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)
睐
Regular
Modern
Chinese
睐 / 睞 [lài]
to glance; to look askance at
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (3)
青睐 [qīng​lài] #17,686
(lit.) to fix one's gaze on
盼睐 [pàn​lài]
your favors
眄睐 [miàn​lài]
to cast loving glances