眈 — Chinese character
眈
dān
to stare at, to gaze intently; to delay, to hinder
- Pinyin
- dān
- Radical
- 109 ⽬ (Eye)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 目 冘
- Formation
- pictophonetic — eye; meaning component 目; sound component 冘
- Japanese
- 眈 as a kanji
Common words with 眈
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 虎视眈眈 (虎視眈眈) | hǔ shì dān dān | (lit.) to fix one's eyes on sth like a tiger watching its prey (idiom); (fig.) to eye covetously |
| 眈眈 | dān dān | (to gaze) intently |
English words written with 眈
眈 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: I Ching 2
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