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瞰

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to look down from a height; to spy on sth

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Strokes
16
Radical
目 +12
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
瞰
Common rank
#3,386
Unicode
U+77B0

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Formation & memory

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How 瞰 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

目 meaning “eye” + 敢 sound ( gǎn )

Components 目 敢

Words with 瞰

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
鸟瞰图 niǎo kàn tú bird's-eye view; see also 俯瞰圖|俯瞰图[fu3 kan4 tu2]
鸟瞰 niǎo kàn to get a bird's-eye view; bird's-eye view; broad overview
俯瞰摄影 fǔ kàn shè yǐng crane shot; boom shot (photography)
瞰临 kàn lín to overlook; to watch from above
瞰望 kàn wàng to overlook; to watch from above
俯瞰图 fǔ kàn tú bird's-eye view
俯瞰 fǔ kàn to look down at (from a high vantage point)

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 敢 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
敢 sound part gǎn bold, brave; to dare, to venture
橄 gǎn olive
憨 hān silly, foolish; coquettish
阚 kàn to glance, to peep; to growl, to roar
撖 hàn surname Han; Taiwan pr. [Gan3]
澉 gǎn to wash; a place name