瞻 (zhān) — (bound form) to look forward or up at; to look with respect or purpose

Definition

瞻 is a bound morpheme meaning 'to look up at / gaze forward,' almost always paired with another character (e.g. 瞻仰, 瞻望, 瞻前顾后) — it never stands alone as a verb.

bound form
to look forward or up atto look with respect or purpose
Easily confused

Examples

  • 。
    Xǔ duō rén dōu qù jì niàn guǎn zhān yǎng zhè wèi wěi rén.
    Many people go to the memorial hall to pay their respects to this great person.
  • 。
    Zhè ge jiàn zhù de shè jì hěn yǒu qián zhān xìng.
    The design of this building is very forward-looking.
  • 瞻，。
    Cóng gāo chù zhān wàng, zhěng gè chéng shì jìn shōu yǎn dǐ.
    Looking out from the height, the entire city comes into view.

Origin

Sound + meaning
六书liùshū
形声xíngshēng

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
目目mùeye
Sound part声符shēngfú
詹
詹zhān瞻zhān
Same sound today

瞻 puts 目, an eye, beside 詹, which gives the sound.

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