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long

HSK 10
Phonosemantic compound. 見 represents the meaning and 豈 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (覬)
see+ how? =
long
Meaning component
see
Phonetic component
how?
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Simplified (觊)
Meaning component
jiàn observe
see, observe, behold
Phonetic component
victorious music
how? what?
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [jì]
to covet; to long for
Example Sentences