览

覽

lǎn

〢 + 丶 + 见 + 𠂉

Definitions

lǎn (verb) to look at; to view; to read

Etymology phono-semantic

see

Semantic: 见

About

The traditional character 覽 is a phono-semantic compound. At the bottom, 見 (jiàn) means "to see" and signals the realm of looking, viewing, or inspecting. Above it, 監 (jiān) functions as the phonetic component while also contributing the nuance of inspecting or looking down, the ancient graph showed a person bending over a water basin to see their reflection. Together, these elements give 覽 its sense, which extends to activities like sightseeing, reading documents, and exhibiting items. The simplified form 览 replaces the intricate upper part with a vertical stroke and two dots, and it swaps the traditional 見 for the simplified 见, preserving the original notions of looking and inspecting.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

我喜欢浏览网页。

Wǒ xǐhuān liúlǎn wǎngyè.

I like to browse web pages.

他快速浏览了报告。

Tā kuàisù liúlǎn le bàogào.

He quickly browsed the report.

昨天我浏览了展览。

Zuótiān wǒ liúlǎn le zhǎnlǎn.

Yesterday I viewed the exhibition.

我们在图书馆阅览书籍。

Wǒmen zài túshūguǎn yuèlǎn shūjí.

We read books in the library.

为了准备考试，他浏览了很多资料。

Wèile zhǔnbèi kǎoshì, tā liúlǎn le hěnduō zīliào.

In order to prepare for the exam, he browsed a lot of materials.

她先浏览了目录，然后仔细阅读了第一章。

Tā xiān liúlǎn le mùlù, ránhòu zǐxì yuèdú le dì yī zhāng.

She first browsed the table of contents, then carefully read the first chapter.

如果你有时间，可以浏览一下这个网站。

Rúguǒ nǐ yǒu shíjiān, kěyǐ liúlǎn yīxià zhège wǎngzhàn.

If you have time, you can browse this website.

这些数据被浏览后，需要立即保存。

Zhèxiē shùjù bèi liúlǎn hòu, xūyào lìjí bǎocún.

After these data are browsed, they need to be saved immediately.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 〢

Component: 丶

Component: 见

Component: 𠂉

览