瞅 (chǒu): (dialect) to look at

瞅 (chǒu) is a Chinese character meaning “(dialect) to look at.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 目 (semantic) and 秋 (phonetic). It ranks #2611 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 瞅 eye. Its radical form 目 (eye) appears in many related characters such as 看 (kàn, to look, to see), 真 (zhēn, really), 着 (zhe, -ing, to wear).

Spoken pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 目 eye14 strokesFrequency #2611目 semantic秋 phonetic

Definitions

  1. (dialect) to look at

Etymology & Origin

瞅

pictophoneticeye

Decomposition: ⿰目秋 (layout: left-right)

Components:目semantic秋phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
瞅见verbchǒu jiànto see
东瞧西瞅dōng qiáo xī chǒusee 東張西望|东张西望
不瞅不睬bù chǒu bù cǎi(idiom) to ignore completely
瞅睬verbchǒu cǎito pay attention to
4
Total compounds
50
As first character
25
As last character
25
As middle character

瞅 appears in 4 compound words: 50 as the first character, 25 as the last, and 25 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 瞅 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

睬cǎi
0.69124 co-occurrences
准zhǔn
0.35210 co-occurrences
不bù
0.32142 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

我在字典里查到了瞅字的详细解释。

wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le chǒu zì de xiáng xì xiè shì .

I looked up the detailed explanation of the character "瞅" in the dictionary.

少数派Sep 2026

逛商场看到 FILA 换展厅打折，媳妇瞅了一圈相中了这个就买了。

guàng shāng chǎng kàn dào F I L A huàn zhǎn tīng dǎ zhé , xí fù chǒu le yī quān xiāng zhōng le zhè gè jiù mǎi le .

While shopping at the mall, we saw that FILA was having a clearance sale due to a store renovation. My wife took a look around, spotted this one, and bought it.

少数派Jun 2026

眼瞅着天边的乌云离我们越来越近，心想着回去酒店的路上一定不要被雨拍。

yǎn chǒu zhe tiān biān de wū yún lí wǒ men yuè lái yuè jìn , xīn xiǎng zhe huí qù jiǔ diàn de lù shàng yī dìng bù yāo bèi yǔ pāi .

As I watched the dark clouds on the horizon draw closer and closer, I thought to myself that I definitely didn’t want to get caught in the rain on the way back to the hotel.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 目 (eye) component

眼yǎn省shěng睡shuì睛jīng冒mào督dū瞧qiáo盯dīng睁zhēng眠mián

Related Characters

看kàn真zhēn着zhe睡shuì觉jué目mù直zhí相xiāng省shěng眼yǎn

Homophones — Characters pronounced chǒu

愁chóu抽chōu仇chóu筹chóu丑chǒu臭chòu酬chóu绸chóu

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 瞅 (chǒu) mean in Chinese?
瞅 (chǒu) primarily means "(dialect) to look at." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2611 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 瞅 and 揪?
瞅 (chǒu) and 揪 (jiū) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 目 vs 扌 (same 秋 component).
How many strokes does 瞅 have?
瞅 is written with 14 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 瞅?
The radical associated with 瞅 is 目 (eye). This radical appears in many characters related to eye.
What are the components of 瞅?
瞅 is composed of: 目 (semantic), 秋 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰目秋 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 瞅?
Common words with 瞅 include: 瞅见 (chǒu jiàn, "to see"); 东瞧西瞅 (dōng qiáo xī chǒu, "see 東張西望|东张西望"); 不瞅不睬 (bù chǒu bù cǎi, "(idiom) to ignore completely"); 瞅睬 (chǒu cǎi, "to pay attention to"). There are over 4 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 瞅 (chǒu)?
Several characters share the pronunciation chǒu: 愁 (to worry about), 抽 (to draw out), 仇 (hatred), 筹 (chip (in gambling)), and 4 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 瞅 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 瞅 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.