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瞋 is a phono-semantic compound: the eye radical 目 on the left indicates the meaning relates to eyes or sight, and the right component 真 (zhēn) provides the sound. The character describes an angry facial expression: opening the eyes wide to glare or stare fiercely at someone, driven by deep anger or hostility. It links the physical widening of the eyes with fury or indignation, contrasting with neutral words for looking. 瞋 is mainly found in literary writing, where it conveys tense, angry visual encounters.
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