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睇 [dì]
1. To look askance or sideways; to gaze.
例: 睇望 - to look at with a slanted gaze; 睇好 - to look at favorably.
【本义】: 斜视 (The original meaning: to look askance)
【造字法】: 形声。从目,弟声 (The character formation: a phonetic compound, consisting of the component for 'eye' and the sound of '弟').
【引】
1. 《说文》: 睇,目小袤视也。 (In the "Shuowen," it states: 睇 refers to a small or narrow gaze.)
2. 《礼记·内则》: 睇视。 注:“睇,倾视也。” (In the "Book of Rites," it mentions: "睇 means to look sideways.")
3. 《楚辞·山鬼》: 既含睇兮又宜笑。 (In the "Songs of Chuci," it says: "Both containing a sideways glance and a smile.")
4. 《史记·屈原贾生列传》: 离娄微睇。 (In "Records of the Grand Historian," it states: "Li Lou has a slight glance.")
【例】
又如: 睇目 (to glance sideways); 睇眄 (to look around or glance; to glance askance); 睇盼 (to look around); 睇视 (to look at sideways).