睐 (lài): to glance
睐 (lài) is a Chinese character meaning “to glance.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 目 (semantic) and 来 (phonetic). It ranks #3091 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 睐 eye. Its radical form 目 (eye) appears in many related characters such as 目 (mù, eye), 看 (kàn, to look, to see), 眼 (yǎn, eye).
Definitions
- to glance
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 青睐 | qīng lài | (literary) (lit.) to fix one's gaze on |
| 眄睐 | miàn lài | to cast loving glances |
| 盼睐 | pàn lài | your favors |
睐 appears in 3 compound words: 0 as the first character, 100 as the last, and 0 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 睐 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
我在字典里查到了睐字的详细解释。
wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le lài zì de xiáng xì jiě shì .
I looked up the detailed definition of the character "睐" in the dictionary.
...拱黑马强势进击 大联大、兆丰金等获买盘青睐
. . . gǒng hēi mǎ qiáng shì jìn jī dà lián dà , zhào fēng jīn děng huò mǎi pán qīng lài
...,红利质量ETF招商159209持续获青睐,山金国际一度涨超7%-FX168
. . . , hóng lì zhì liàng E T F zhāo shāng 1 5 9 2 0 9 chí xù huò qīng lài , shān jīn guó jì yī dù zhǎng chāo 7 F X 1 6 8
... The China Merchants Dividend Quality ETF (159209) continues to attract interest, while Shandong Gold International rose as much as 7% at one point - FX168
...喷掉180万元 专家:买这类房更受家长青睐
. . . pēn diào 1 8 0 wàn yuán zhuān jiā : mǎi zhè lèi fáng gēng shòu jiā cháng qīng lài
... Sprayed 1.8 million yuan Expert: Buying this type of house is more favored by parents
(侨乡新貌)潮汕油柑橄榄粿条汤受青睐 食客排长队
( qiáo xiāng xīn mào ) cháo 汕 yóu 柑 橄 榄 粿 tiáo tāng shòu qīng lài shí kè pái cháng duì
Chaoshan citrus and olive kway teow soup is favored Diners line up
Character Family
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