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surname Shen
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Structured as a phono-semantic compound, 瞫 combines the semantic radical 目 (eye) on the left with the phonetic component 覎 on the right. Its primary meaning refers to looking downward from a higher point or gazing deeply into a space. Beyond this verbal sense, the character also functions as a recognized surname in Chinese onomastics. The eye radical anchors its connection to visual action, while the phonetic element distinguishes it from related verbs, allowing 瞫 to serve both as a descriptive term for downward observation and as a proper noun.
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