STARE  凝視瞋

LOOK ENDURINGLY IN ONE DIRECTION
GAZEGAPEGOGGLEGLAREOGLEPEERINFORMAL GAWKRUBBERNECK
Antonym
  • BLINKLOOK so as to SHUT AND OPEN one's EYES, OFTEN INVOLUNTARILY.
    Hypernym
    • LOOKTRY to SEE.
      • TRYACT, BUT DOUBT WHETHER one WILL be SUCCESSFUL ACTING.
        • ACTMOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision.
          • MOVECHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION....
    See also
    • SEEPERCEIVE USING the EYES.
      Old Chinese Criteria
      1. The current general word for staring at something or at someone is chēn 瞋.

      2. Tóng 瞳 refers to an inane insipid stare.

      3. Chēng 瞠, a rare word, refers to a blank stare.

      4. Xù 瞲 is a rare word referring to a terrified stare.

      NB: Zhēng 睜 is a late colloquialism which first become current in Yuan times.

      Modern Chinese Criteria
      凝視

      注目

      注視

      矚目

      定睛

      逼視

      盯

      瞄

      不錯眼

      睽

      睽睽

      眈眈

      目不轉睛

      rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

      Words

      瞋  chēn OC: thjin MC: tɕhin 3 AttributionsWD

      The current general word for staring at something or at someone is chēn 瞋.

        Word relations
      • Oppos: 笑/LAUGH The clearly predominant word for smiling and laughing is xiào 笑 which refers to any laughter, loud or quiet, kind or unkind.

        Syntactic words
      • vadNangry (looks)
      • viactstare
      • vtoNstare at angrily; stare blankly
      • vtoNcausativecause (one's eyes) to have a staring appearance a deliberate open show of anger
      • vtoNpassivebe stared at
      盻  xì OC: ɡees MC: ɦei 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • vadVstaringly
      • vtoNstare angrily
      眙  chì OC: rlʰɯs MC: ʈhɨ 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • viSHIJI: stare; gaze
      睚眥  yà zì OC: ŋɡrees dzes MC: ŋɣɛ dziɛ 1 AttributionWD

      Yái 睚 zì 眥 refer to tissue that holds the eye in place in the "corners of the eye".

        Syntactic words
      • NPabactangry stare
      瞪目  chéng mù OC: rdɯɯŋ muɡ MC: ɖɣɛŋ muk 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • VPadVwith glaring eyes; staring
      䐱䐱  zhài zhài MC: -- -- OC: -- --CH 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • vv-P.adVwith a fixed stareCH
      睽眠  kuí mián MC: khwej men  OC: -- miin CH 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • VPistare fiercelyCH
      躓目  zhì mù MC: trijH mjuwk OC: tids muɡDS 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • VPiprobably instead of 瞋目 chēn mù: stare with wide open eyesDS
      盱  xū OC: qhʷla MC: hi̯o 0 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNYI: stare
      眽  mò OC: mbreeɡ MC: mɣɛk 0 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • vi.redactto gaze; to stare; to have the eyes wide open
      睜  zhēng OC: skreeŋ MC: ʈʂɣɛŋ 0 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • viactstare with wide open eyes
      瞠  chēng OC: rthaaŋ MC: ʈhɣaŋ 0 AttributionsWD

      Chēng 瞠 , a rare word, refers to a blank stare.

        Syntactic words
      • vtoNZHUANG: stare straight at in amazement, stare blankly
      瞳  tóng OC: dooŋ MC: duŋ 0 AttributionsWD

      Tóng 瞳 refers to an inane insipid stare.

        Syntactic words
      • vtoNZZ stare stupidly at
      瞪  dèng OC: dɯŋs MC: ɖɨŋ 0 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNpost-Han, pre-Tang colloquial stare at with open eyes
      瞲  xuè OC: qhʷliid MC: het 0 AttributionsWD

      Xuè 瞲 is a rare word referring to a terrified stare.

        Syntactic words
      • viXUN have a terrified look on one's face, look at with horror
        Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: CH 0 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • vv-P.adVwith a fixed stareCH

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