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The character "观", whose traditional form is "觀", is structurally composed of the phonetic component "雚", representing a heron or crane, combined with the radical "見", meaning to see, which together originally conveyed the act of watching with the attentive vigilance of a bird. This core notion of attentive looking formed the basis for its early meanings, encompassing both the physical act of observing and the derived sense of a sight or spectacle worthy of such observation. Over time, the semantic field of the character expanded significantly beyond visual scrutiny to include more abstract and intellectual forms of examination, such as contemplation, perspective, and a philosophical outlook or viewpoint, thereby capturing both the external act of seeing and the internal process of interpretation and understanding that can arise from it.
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妈妈观看电视。
我们经常参观博物馆。
他在公园观察鸟类。
我同意你的观点。
他们去北京观光旅游。
这种传统观念需要改变。
观察市场动态后，他做出了决策。
从宏观角度观察，经济正在逐步复苏。