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睹
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behold

HSK 7
Human →Actions
dǔ
ト
み.る
도
Phonosemantic compound. 目 represents the meaning and 者 represents the sound. Simplified form of 覩.
Components
目 eye+ 者 person =
睹 behold
目 Meaning component
mù eye
者 Phonetic component
zhě person
that which
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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 Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
睹
Regular
Modern
Chinese
睹 [dǔ]
to observe; to see
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (23)
目睹 [mù​dǔ] #5,712
to witness
惨不忍睹 [cǎn​bù​rěn​dǔ] #16,134
spectacle too horrible to endure (idiom); tragic sight
惨不忍睹 [cǎn​bù​rěn​dǔ] #16,134
spectacle too horrible to endure (idiom); tragic sight
有目共睹 [yǒu​mù​gòng​dǔ] #31,279
anyone with eyes can see it (idiom); obvious to all
亲眼目睹 [qīn​yǎn​mù​dǔ] #13,659
to see for oneself
亲眼目睹 [qīn​yǎn​mù​dǔ] #13,659
to see for oneself
熟视无睹 [shú​shì​wú​dǔ] #26,741
to pay no attention to a familiar sight
熟视无睹 [shú​shì​wú​dǔ] #26,741
to pay no attention to a familiar sight
视若无睹 [shì​ruò​wú​dǔ] #29,695
to turn a blind eye to
视若无睹 [shì​ruò​wú​dǔ] #29,695
to turn a blind eye to
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