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The character "瞰" is structured with the radical "目" indicating its association with sight and the component "敢" which primarily functions as a phonetic element while possibly contributing a sense of audacious viewing. Its original meaning centered on the act of looking down from a height, such as overlooking a landscape from an elevated position. Over time, the character's application broadened to encompass general observation or surveying from a vantage point, leading to its use in modern compounds like "俯瞰" for looking down upon and "鸟瞰" for a bird's-eye view, with its semantic scope extending to metaphorical senses of oversight or comprehensive scrutiny.
Example Sentences Hide
我俯瞰美丽的湖泊。
他从高楼俯瞰街道。
飞机上我们可以鸟瞰整个城市。
站在山顶，俯瞰着下方的村庄。
摄影师用无人机俯瞰拍摄了这片区域。
通过卫星图像，我们可以俯瞰地球的每一个角落。
在规划城市布局时，官员们经常借助地图来俯瞰全局。
从哲学的角度俯瞰人类历史，我们能得到更深刻的洞察。