STARE    凝視瞋

LOOK ENDURINGLY IN ONE DIRECTION
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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 ／
Antonym
  • BLINKLOOK so as to SHUT AND OPEN one's EYES, OFTEN INVOLUNTARILY.
See also
  • SEEPERCEIVE USING the EYES.
Hypernym
  • LOOK　TRY to SEE. (anc: 13/0, child: 13)
  • TRY　ACT, BUT DOUBT WHETHER one WILL be SUCCESSFUL ACTING. (anc: 12/0, child: 9)
  • ACT　MOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision. (anc: 11/0, child: 24)
  • Chinese Synonyms Usage Dictionary ( TENG SHOU-HSIN 1996) p. 492

    • Words (16 items)

    瞋  chēn OC: thjin MC: tɕhin 3 Attributions

    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
    䐱䐱  zhài zhài MC: -- -- OC: -- -- 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vv-P.adVwith a fixed stareCH
    躓目  zhì mù MC: trijH mjuwk OC: tids muɡ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPiprobably instead of 瞋目 chēn mù: stare with wide open eyesDS
    睚眥  yà zì OC: ŋɡrees dzes MC: ŋɣɛ dziɛ 1 Attribution

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

      Syntactic words
    • NPabactangry stare
    睽眠  kuí mián MC: khwej men  OC: -- miin 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPistare fiercelyCH
    瞪目  chéng mù OC: rdɯɯŋ muɡ MC: ɖɣɛŋ muk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadVwith glaring eyes; staring
    盻  xì OC: ɡees MC: ɦei 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vadVstaringly
    • vtoNstare angrily
    眙  chì OC: rlʰɯs MC: ʈhɨ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • viSHIJI: stare; gaze
      Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vv-P.adVwith a fixed stareCH
    盱  xū OC: qhʷla MC: hi̯o 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNYI: stare
    眽  mò OC: mbreeɡ MC: mɣɛk 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vi.redactto gaze; to stare; to have the eyes wide open
    睜  zhēng OC: skreeŋ MC: ʈʂɣɛŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • viactstare with wide open eyes
    瞠  chēng OC: rthaaŋ MC: ʈhɣaŋ 0 Attributions

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

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNZHUANG: stare straight at in amazement, stare blankly
    瞪  dèng OC: dɯŋs MC: ɖɨŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpost-Han, pre-Tang colloquial stare at with open eyes
    瞲  xuè OC: qhʷliid MC: het 0 Attributions

    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
    瞳  tóng OC: dooŋ MC: duŋ 0 Attributions

    Tóng 瞳 refers to an inane insipid stare.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNZZ stare stupidly at