眺 (tiào): to gaze into the distance
眺 (tiào) is a Chinese character meaning “to gaze into the distance.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 目 (semantic) and 兆 (phonetic). It ranks #3090 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 眺 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 gaze into the distance
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 眺望verb | tiào wàng | to survey the scene from an elevated position |
| 远眺verb | yuǎn tiào | to gaze into the distance |
| 临眺 | lín tiào | to observe from afar |
| 凭眺 | píng tiào | to lean on sth and gaze into the distance |
| 遐眺 | xiá tiào | to stretch one's sight as far as possible |
眺 appears in 5 compound words: 20 as the first character, 80 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 眺 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
眺字在日常生活中使用频率较低。
tiào zì zài rì cháng shēng huó zhōng shǐ yòng pín lǜ jiào dī .
The character "眺" is not used very often in everyday life.
生日当天,当他在珠峰北坡大本营远眺珠峰的那一刻,“瞬间充满了敬畏和向往”。
shēng rì dāng tiān , dāng tā zài zhū fēng běi pō dà běn yíng yuǎn tiào zhū fēng de nà yī kè , shùn jiān chōng mǎn le jìng wèi hé xiàng wǎng .
On his birthday, the moment he gazed out at Mount Everest from the North Side Base Camp, “he was instantly filled with awe and longing.”
登临台基远眺,古城城垣、河道、稻田尽收眼底。
dēng lín tái jī yuǎn tiào , gǔ chéng chéng 垣 , hé dào , dào tián jǐn shōu yǎn de .
Standing on the viewing platform and looking out into the distance, the ancient city walls, the river, and the rice paddies are all visible.
这就好比搭乘时光机,提前眺望太阳系遥远的未来。
zhè jiù hǎo bǐ dā chéng shí guāng jī , tí qián tiào wàng tài yáng xì yáo yuǎn de wèi lái .
It's like stepping into a time machine to glimpse the distant future of the solar system.
我站在远眺教堂的小山坡时,已经是下午四点左右。
wǒ zhàn zài yuǎn tiào jiào táng de xiǎo shān pō shí , yǐ jīng shì xià wǔ sì diǎn zuǒ yòu .
It was already around 4:00 p.m. when I stood on the small hill overlooking the church.
水关长城段作为本次路线的精华部分,登临城墙,远眺群山,长城如龙蜿蜒脚下。
shuǐ guān cháng chéng duàn zuò wéi běn cì lù xiàn de jīng huá bù fēn , dēng lín chéng qiáng , yuǎn tiào qún shān , cháng chéng rú lóng 蜿 蜒 jiǎo xià .
The Shuiguan section of the Great Wall is the highlight of this itinerary. Climb up onto the wall to gaze out at the distant mountains—the Great Wall winds like a dragon at your feet.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 目 (eye) component
Homophones — Characters pronounced tiào
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