瞻 zhān to look
to look; to look out for; to respect
How to remember 瞻: 目 eye + 詹 chatter = to look. The tourist shades her eye from the sun, ignores the chatter of the tour group and climbs the steps to look up at the huge stone statue.
Component breakdown
瞻 = 目 eye + 詹 chatter
- 目 eye
- 詹 chatter
The tourist shades her eye from the sun, ignores the chatter of the tour group and climbs the steps to look up at the huge stone statue.
How it is used
- To look up to / gaze reverently - 瞻仰 (zhānyǎng) to pay respects to (a memorial, remains), 瞻望 (zhānwàng) to look ahead.
- 高瞻远瞩 (gāozhān-yuǎnzhǔ) means to be far-sighted; 前瞻 (qiánzhān) means forward-looking. Formal, respectful register.