瞧

qiáo
焦 + 目
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HSK 3.0Level 6

Definitions

qiáo (verb) to look at; to see
qiáo (verb) to visit; to see (a doctor)

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 目 represents the meaning and 焦 represents the sound.

Semantic: 目 Phonetic: 焦

About

瞧 is a phonosemantic compound denoting the act of looking, glancing, or carefully observing a specific target or event with visual attention. The semantic component 目 (mù, eye) is placed on the left, firmly linking the character's meaning to the anatomy of vision and the act of staring. The right side holds the component 焦 (jiāo, scorched, burned, or anxious), which functions purely as a phonetic indicator, lending the pronunciation without any thermal or emotional implication. Extensively used in colloquial speech and everyday conversations, 瞧 means to direct one's gaze toward something, evaluate a visual situation, or pay close attention to an immediate visual stimulus.

Example Sentences Hide

你瞧那朵花。

Nǐ qiáo nà duǒ huā.

Look at that flower.

他瞧见了小鸟。

Tā qiáojiàn le xiǎo niǎo.

He saw the little bird.

我瞧了瞧窗外。

Wǒ qiáo le qiáo chuāng wài.

I looked out the window.

你瞧，天晴了。

Nǐ qiáo, tiān qíng le.

Look, the sky has cleared up.

孩子们瞧着有趣的表演。

Háizimen qiáo zhe yǒuqù de biǎoyǎn.

The children are watching the interesting performance.

他仔细瞧了瞧那张地图。

Tā zǐxì qiáo le qiáo nà zhāng dìtú.

He carefully looked at that map.

你为什么不好好瞧一瞧？

Nǐ wèishéme bù hǎohǎo qiáo yī qiáo?

Why don't you take a good look?

我瞧见他匆匆忙忙地离开了。

Wǒ qiáojiàn tā cōngcōngmángmáng de líkāi le.

I saw him leave in a hurry.

Related Characters

Component: 焦

礁 蕉 樵 憔 醮 谯 鹪 僬 劁 噍 蟭 膲 鷦 燋

Component: 目

着 看 相 目 眼 省 睛 督 睡 冒 泪 眉 盯 睁

Example Words

走着瞧 小瞧 瞧见 等着瞧