睽

kuí

癸 + 目

Definitions

kuí separated; stare

Etymology phono-semantic

eye

Semantic: 目 Phonetic: 癸

About

The character 睽 is a phono-semantic compound, with the eye radical 目 on the left side conveying the semantic category of seeing or looking, and the component 癸 on the right serving as the phonetic marker. The primary meaning is the physical action of staring fixedly or gazing intensely. Beyond that, it also carries the important secondary meanings of separation, opposition, or being situated far apart from one another. This duality, intense visual focus and abstract divergence or estrangement, makes it a nuanced character, found mainly in formal writing and classical literature.

Etymology Hide

Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

我们睽违多年后重逢。

Wǒmen kuíwéi duōnián hòu chóngféng.

We reunited after many years of separation.

他们的观点有很大睽异。

Tāmen de guāndiǎn yǒu hěn dà kuíyì.

Their viewpoints have significant differences.

两地睽隔，思念倍增。

Liǎng dì kuígé, sīniàn bèi zēng.

Separated by distance, missing each other even more.

久未联系，感情渐生睽离。

Jiǔ wèi liánxì, gǎnqíng jiàn shēng kuílí.

Having not contacted for long, feelings gradually grow apart.

由于长期睽违，他们之间有了隔阂。

Yóuyú chángqī kuíwéi, tāmen zhījiān yǒu le géhé.

Due to long-term separation, there is a barrier between them.

尽管睽异甚大，他们仍努力沟通。

Jǐnguǎn kuíyì shèn dà, tāmen réng nǔlì gōutōng.

Although the differences are great, they still strive to communicate.

历史的发展往往伴随着各种睽异。

Lìshǐ de fāzhǎn wǎngwǎng bànsuí zhe gè zhǒng kuíyì.

The development of history is often accompanied by various divergences.

尽管双方意见睽异，但经过深入讨论，终于达成共识。

Jǐnguǎn shuāngfāng yìjiàn kuíyì, dàn jīngguò shēnrù tǎolùn, zhōngyú dáchéng gòngshí.

Although the opinions of both sides are divergent, after in-depth discussion, they finally reached a consensus.

Related Characters

Component: 癸

Component: 目

睽