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瞻

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to gaze; to view

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Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
18
Radical
目 +13
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
瞻
Common rank
#2,735
Unicode
U+77BB

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Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

How 瞻 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

目 meaning “eye” + 詹 sound ( zhān )

Components 目 詹

How to remember it

look upward · Heisig RSH #1648

eyeball + snitch

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 瞻

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

WordPinyinMeaning
圣灰瞻礼日 Shèng huī zhān lǐ rì Ash Wednesday
动见观瞻 dòng jiàn guān zhān to be watched closely (idiom)
马首是瞻 mǎ shǒu shì zhān to follow blindly (idiom); to take as one's only guide
前瞻性 qián zhān xìng farsightedness; perspicacity; prescience; forward-looking
瞻前顾后 zhān qián gù hòu lit. to look forward and back (idiom); fig. to consider carefully; to weigh the pros and c…
瞻礼日 Zhān lǐ rì the Lord's Day; Sunday
朱瞻基 Zhū Zhān jī Zhu Zhanji, personal name of fifth Ming emperor Xuande 宣德[Xuan1 de2]
前瞻 qián zhān forward-looking; prescient; foresight; forethought; outlook
失瞻 shī zhān to fail to greet in timely manner
观瞻 guān zhān appearance; view; abiding impression
瞻望 zhān wàng to look far ahead; to look forward (to)
高瞻远瞩 gāo zhān yuǎn zhǔ to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view; acute foresight
瞻拜 zhān bài to worship; to gaze with reverence
瞻顾 zhān gù to look forward and back cautiously
瞻仰 zhān yǎng to revere; to admire

Sound family

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

CharacterPinyinMeaning
詹 sound part zhān talkative, verbose; surname
檐 yán the eaves of a house; edge, brim
澹 dàn calm, quiet, tranquil
儋 dān a small jar; to bear a burden; a load of two
赡 shàn rich, elegant; to support, to provide for
蟾 chán toad (1)