LOOK UP    仰望瞻

LOOK UPWARDS.
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The most current general word for looking up is zhān 瞻, but this word typically connotes respect or admiration. See also ADMIRE 2. Áng 昂 (ant. fǔ 俯 "look down") refers to holding one's head high and pushing out one's chest so as to face upwards in an imposing gesture of authority. 3. Yǎng 仰 (ant. fǔ 俯 "look down") refers to throwing one's head back, but it does not specifically focus on the act of looking in that position. 4. Wàng 望 refers to looking upwards or forward into the distance. 仰視,　仰見,　仰望,　仰觀,　仰察
Modern Chinese Criteria
仰望 仰視 舉目 瞻仰 張望 顧盼 東張西望 左顧右盼 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Antonym
See also
  • ADMIREAPPRECIATE AND DELIGHT in what one BELIEVES is MORE GOOD IN-RELATION-TO either ONESELF OR IN-RELATION-TO what is COMMON.
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)

Words (8 items)

仰天  yǎng tiān OC: ŋaŋʔ lʰiin MC: ŋi̯ɐŋ then 39 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • VPadVthrow one's head back and V; throw one's head back and look at the sky
仰  yǎng OC: ŋaŋʔ MC: ŋi̯ɐŋ 22 Attributions

    Syntactic words
  • nabactthe action of throwing one's head back so as to face upwards
  • vadVbending back (so as to look upwards), looking upwards
  • vadVact, derivedfigurative: looking "up" into earlier timesVK
  • vadVfigurativelooking above, in respect to those higher in position (parents, ruler, etc.)
  • viactthrow one's head back, look upwards, look up
  • vt[oN]look up into antiquityCH
  • vt[oN]derivedspecific: look up in one's text> look at what precedes in the textCH
  • vtoNlook up at (Heaven) 仰天
  • vtoNfromlook up from (something one is basically concerned with)
瞻  zhān OC: kljam MC: tɕiɛm 19 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNlook upwards towards something/someone (as in awe), look in front; look into the distance (LISAO 瞻前而顧後)
  • vtoNrespectfullook up to with respect
卬  yǎng OC: ŋaŋʔ MC: ŋi̯ɐŋ 2 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNlook up to (loan character for 仰)
盱盱  xū xū MC: xju xju OC: qhʷla qhʷla 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • VPifigurativebe visibly full of oneselfCH
睢睢  huī huī MC: xjwij xjwij OC: qhlul qhlul 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • VPifigurativewear a proud look on one's faceCH
昂  áng OC: ŋaaŋ MC: ŋɑŋ 0 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • viactraise (the head, the chest)
望  wàng OC: maŋs MC: mi̯ɐŋ
望  (wáng) OC: maŋ MC: mi̯ɐŋ 0 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNlook upwards into the distance