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).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 目 eye11 strokesFrequency #3090目 semantic兆 phonetic

Definitions

  1. to gaze into the distance

Etymology & Origin

眺

pictophoneticeye

Decomposition: ⿰目兆 (layout: left-right)

Components:目semantic兆phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
眺望tiào wàngto survey the scene from an elevated position
远眺yuǎn tiàoto gaze into the distance
临眺lín tiàoto observe from afar
凭眺píng tiàoto lean on sth and gaze into the distance
遐眺xiá tiàoto stretch one's sight as far as possible
5
Total compounds
20
As first character
80
As last character
0
As middle character

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.

望wàng
0.60711,808 co-occurrences
远yuǎn
0.5534,140 co-occurrences
可kě
0.3955,052 co-occurrences
瀑bào
0.374102 co-occurrences
景jǐng
0.3621,044 co-occurrences
凭píng
0.359138 co-occurrences
栏lán
0.358120 co-occurrences
亭tíng
0.354246 co-occurrences
顶dǐng
0.343270 co-occurrences
瞻zhān
0.33042 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

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.

Character Family

目 Radical Family — Characters sharing the eye radical

睬cǎi瞅chǒu瞪dèng盯dīng督dū睹dǔ盹dǔn睛jīng眶kuàng睐lài

Related Characters

目mù看kàn眼yǎn着zhe睡shuì觉jué睛jīng盯dīng相xiāng省shěng

Homophones — Characters pronounced tiào

跳tiào

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 眺 (tiào) mean in Chinese?
眺 (tiào) primarily means "to gaze into the distance." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3090 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 眺 and 逃?
眺 (tiào) and 逃 (táo) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 目 vs 辶 (same 兆 component).
How many strokes does 眺 have?
眺 is written with 11 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 眺?
The radical associated with 眺 is 目 (eye). This radical appears in many characters related to eye.
What are the components of 眺?
眺 is composed of: 目 (semantic), 兆 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰目兆 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 眺?
Common words with 眺 include: 眺望 (tiào wàng, "to survey the scene from an elevated position"); 远眺 (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"). There are over 5 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 眺 (tiào)?
Several characters share the pronunciation tiào: 跳 (to jump). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 眺 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 眺 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.