瞧
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to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit
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Dict coverage rank #3,419 U+77A7
How 瞧 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
目 (semantic, “eye”) + 焦 (phonetic, jiāo)
How to remember it
lay eyes on · Heisig RSH #1771
eyeball + roast turkey
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 焦
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 焦 (jiāo) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 焦 sound component | jiāo | burned, scorched; anxious, vexed |
| 鹪 | jiāo | wren |
| 礁 | jiāo | jetty, reef |
| 蕉 | jiāo | banana, plantain |
| 谯 | qiáo | tower; to ridicule, to blame; surname |
| 憔 | qiáo | worn-out, haggard, emaciated |
| 噍 | jiào | to chew, to eat, to munch |
| 僬 | jiāo | clever, alert; pigmy |
| 膲 | jiāo | the triple foci, the three visceral cavities |
| 醮 | jiào | to anoint, to perform a rite; Daoist or Buddhist ceremony |
| 蟭 | jiāo | mite, larva; mantis egg |
| 劁 | qiāo | to castrate, to neuter |
Words containing 瞧
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吃着碗里，瞧着锅里 | chī zhe wǎn lǐ , qiáo zhe guō lǐ | see 吃著碗裡，看著鍋裡|吃着碗里，看着锅里[chi1 zhe5 wan3 li3 , kan4 zhe5 guo1 li3] |
| 瞧不起 | qiáo bù qǐ | to look down upon; to hold in contempt |
| 走着瞧 | zǒu zhe qiáo | wait and see (who is right) |
| 等着瞧 | děng zhe qiáo | wait and see (who is right) |
| 瞧着办 | qiáo zhe bàn | to do as one sees fit; It's up to you.; Let's wait and see and then decide what to do. |
| 小瞧 | xiǎo qiáo | (coll.) to look down on; to underestimate |
| 瞧见 | qiáo jiàn | to see |
| 东瞧西瞅 | dōng qiáo xī chǒu | see 東張西望|东张西望[dong1 zhang1 xi1 wang4] |