Definitions
(verb)
to look at; to view; to read
Etymology phono-semantic
see
Semantic:
见
About
The character "览", whose traditional form is "覽", originates from a concept of comprehensive observation and is composed of the component for seeing, "見", placed beneath a complex element that may derive from or relate to an older form signifying oversight or inspection. This structural composition reflects its core meaning of looking over or surveying something extensively. Over time, its application shifted from the purely physical act of viewing, such as scanning a landscape, toward a more intellectual engagement, encompassing the act of reading, examining documents, or mentally comprehending a broad subject. The modern simplified form "览" retains the essential "see" component ("见") while streamlining the upper structure, preserving the original etymological link to visual perception even as its dominant usage now resides in the abstract realm of acquiring information through inspection, as in the words for reading ("阅览") or overview ("浏览").
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我喜欢浏览网页。
他快速浏览了报告。
昨天我浏览了展览。
我们在图书馆阅览书籍。
为了准备考试，他浏览了很多资料。
她先浏览了目录，然后仔细阅读了第一章。
如果你有时间，可以浏览一下这个网站。
这些数据被浏览后，需要立即保存。