Memory phrase for the character: 眈

眈

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Meaning

gaze intently

Pronunciation

dān

Explanation

Left: eye 目, right: 冘 (big 大 person with broken arms 冖 and a broken leg 乚)

Mnemonic

The eye sees the person with broken arms and leg and: stares at him.

Radicals

目	eye	Image of an eye with a central pupil 口.
冘	broken arms and legs	only one broken leg at 尢
乚	lighting rod	The use of this component is not consistent. From the character for electricity 电 comes the meaning "lightning rod". Also other explanations are used such as "hook" or "kneeling person".

Vocabulary

虎视眈眈	hǔ shì dān dān	to glare like a tiger watching his prey (idiom); to eye covetously
虎视眈眈	hǔ shì dān dān	to glare like a tiger watching his prey (idiom); to eye covetously
虎视眈眈	hǔ shì dān dān

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