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juàn look

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As a phono-semantic compound, 睊 uses the eye radical 目 to indicate its connection to vision, while the component 肙 provides its pronunciation. The character means to look askance, glare, or scrutinize with a sharp, sideways glance. The 目 radical roots the character in visual perception, and the whole character conveys a focused, emotionally charged gaze often expressing displeasure, quiet anger, or intense scrutiny, precisely capturing how internal states manifest through eye movement and orientation.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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