眺 tiào to gaze
to gaze; to look at
How to remember 眺: 目 eye + 兆 omen = to gaze. On the cliff the old fisherman shades one eye, takes the dark clouds as an omen and stays a while to gaze the sea.
Component breakdown
眺 = 目 eye + 兆 omen
- 目 eye
- 兆 omen
On the cliff the old fisherman shades one eye, takes the dark clouds as an omen and stays a while to gaze the sea.
How it is used
- To gaze into the distance (from a height) - 眺望 (tiàowàng): 登高眺望 (dēnggāo tiàowàng) to climb high and gaze afar, 远眺 (yuǎntiào) to look into the distance. Literary; implies a sweeping distant view.