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(literary) to gaze in terror; (literary) alone; unaided
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The character 瞏 is an archaic ideogram and phono-semantic compound that conveys the intense act of gazing, often with undertones of terror, distress, or solitary observation. Its structure features the semantic radical 目 (eye) at the top, firmly associating it with vision and the physical act of seeing. The lower portion functions as a phonetic component indicating the pronunciation 'qióng' while also visually suggesting a fixed or lingering gaze. Due to its specific and dramatic meaning, 瞏 rarely stands alone in modern usage and more commonly appears as a structural element within other characters related to sight or emotional states.
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