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觎 is the simplified version of the traditional phonosemantic compound 覦. Its left side is the phonetic 俞, pronounced yú, which gives the character its sound; its right side is the simplified semantic radical 见, derived from 見, meaning 'to see'. The meaning centers on coveting or looking upon something with envious desire, often with a malicious undercurrent, and the character occurs almost solely in the compound 觊觎. This visual radical underpins the connection between staring at an object and the urge to wrongfully possess it.
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