(lài): to glance

(lài) is a Chinese character meaning “to glance.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #3091 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, eye. Its radical form (eye) appears in many related characters such as (, eye), (kàn, to look, to see), (yǎn, eye).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. to glance

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticeye

Decomposition: ⿰目来 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
qīng lài(literary) (lit.) to fix one's gaze on
miàn làito cast loving glances
pàn làiyour favors
3
Total compounds
0
As first character
100
As last character
0
As middle character

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 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

qīng
0.5998,292 co-occurrences
yīng
0.410996 co-occurrences
shòu
0.3601,068 co-occurrences
0.36054 co-occurrences
zhòng
0.352276 co-occurrences
wáng
0.3471,086 co-occurrences
gēng
0.339696 co-occurrences
men
0.307306 co-occurrences
qīng
0.30378 co-occurrences
bèi
0.301180 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

我在字典里查到了字的详细解释。

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.

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...拱黑马强势进击 大联大、兆丰金等获买盘青

. . . gǒng hēi mǎ qiáng shì jìn jī dà lián dà , zhào fēng jīn děng huò mǎi pán qīng lài

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...,红利质量ETF招商159209持续获青,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

Nownews今日新聞Mar 2026

...喷掉180万元 专家:买这类房更受家长青

. . . 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

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(侨乡新貌)潮汕油柑橄榄粿条汤受青 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

InvestingFeb 2026

...药(03880)年度盈喜利好也难获市场青?

. . . yào ( 0 3 8 8 0 ) nián dù yíng xǐ lì hǎo yě nán huò shì chǎng qīng lài ?

... Pharmaceutical (03880) annual Yingxi is also difficult to win the favor of the market?

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 睐 (lài) mean in Chinese?
睐 (lài) primarily means "to glance." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3091 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 睐 have?
睐 is written with 12 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 睐?
The radical associated with 睐 is 目 (eye). This radical appears in many characters related to eye.
What are the components of 睐?
睐 is composed of: 目 (semantic), 来 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰目来 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 睐?
Common words with 睐 include: 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"). There are over 3 compound words containing this character.
Is 睐 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 睐 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.