覩:
1. Same as "睹". To see.
Example: "聖人作而萬物覩。" (In the Book of Changes: The sage acts and all things are seen.)
2. To understand; to comprehend.
Example: "光曰:‘僚素貪而恃力,知進之利,不覩退讓。’" (In Records of Wu and Yue: Guang said, 'Liao is greedy and relies on strength, understanding the benefits of progress but does not see the advantages of retreating.')
3. A surname.
Example: "覩,見《姓苑》。" (In the Comprehensive Genealogy of Surnames: 覩 is found in the Surname Garden.)
The term has meanings related to watching, understanding, and as a surname. "睹" means to see.
- Source: Xu Shen, "Shuowen Jiezi"
- Watching. Example: "赵简子将袭卫,使史默往睹之。" (In the Book of Lü: Zhao Jianzi was going to attack Wei and sent Shi Mo to observe.)