The word "瞻仰" is formed by combining the character "瞻", which means to look up or gaze and incorporates the eye radical "目" to indicate visual action, with the character "仰", which means to look up to or admire and includes the person radical "亻" to associate with human perspective. Together, they create a compound where "瞻" contributes the sense of directed sight and "仰" adds the connotation of respect, resulting in the overall meaning of looking at something with reverence or esteem.