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瞧	U+77A7, 瞧 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-77A7

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Translingual

Han character

瞧 (Kangxi radical 109, 目+12, 17 strokes, cangjie input 月山人土火 (BUOGF), four-corner 6003₁, composition ⿰目焦)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 817, character 9
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 23680
Dae Jaweon: page 1225, character 33
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2514, character 2
Unihan data for U+77A7

Unihan data for U+FA9D

Chinese

simp. and trad.		瞧
alternative forms		睄

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 目 (“eye”) + phonetic 焦.

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiáo (qiao²)

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠˊ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ciu⁴

(Taishan, Wiktionary): tiau³ / ciau³
Gan (Wiktionary): qieu²
Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): jiau¹
Jin (Wiktionary): qiau¹
Eastern Min (BUC): cièu
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chhiâu

(Teochew, Peng'im): ciao⁵ / ciou⁵
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶jiau
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): jiau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciáo
  - Wade–Giles: chʻiao²
  - Yale: chyáu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyau
  - Palladius: цяо (cjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: ciu⁴
  - Yale: chìuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsiu⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: qiu⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːu̯²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: tiau³ / ciau³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiau²²/, /t͡sʰiau²²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: qieu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiɛu²⁴/
Hakka
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: jiau¹
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡siau⁴⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: qiau¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕʰiau¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: cièu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sieu⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiâu
  - Tâi-lô: tshiâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiaau
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiau²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiau¹³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ciao⁵ / ciou⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshiâu / tshiôu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiau⁵⁵/, /t͡sʰiou⁵⁵/

Note: ciou5 - Chaozhou.

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶jiau
  - MiniDict: jiau^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³jjiau
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /d͡ʑiɔ²³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: jiau²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɒu̯¹³/

Definitions

瞧

(colloquial) to look; to see; to take a glance at
瞧他那個傻樣兒。 [MSC, trad.]
瞧他那个傻样儿。 [MSC, simp.]
Qiáo tā nàge shǎ yàngr.
Look at how silly he looks.
- 瞧捱麵包的人堆 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
  瞧捱面包的人堆 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
  From: 2023, 陳詠謙 (lyrics), 吳林峰 (music), 捱麵包的人 , performed by 吳林峰
  ciu⁴ ngaai⁴ min⁶ baau¹ dik¹ jan⁴ deoi¹
  looking at the crowd surviving off of bread
(colloquial) to diagnose and treat
(colloquial) to visit; to see

Synonyms

(to look):

Dialectal synonyms of 看 (“to look”)

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		視, 見, 看
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		看
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	看, 瞧, 瞅
	Taiwan	看
	Harbin	看, 瞧
	Malaysia	看
	Singapore	看
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	看
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	看
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	看
	Xi'an	看
	Xining	看
	Xuzhou	看, 望
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	看
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	看, 𧢭
	Wuhan	看, 睄, 瞄
	Guiyang	看, 望
	Guilin	看
	Liuzhou	看
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	看, 瞧
	Yangzhou	看, 望, 瞧
	Hefei	看, 望
Cantonese	Guangzhou	睇, 望
	Hong Kong	睇, 望
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	睇
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	睇
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	睇
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	睇
	Macau	睇
	Macau (Tanka)	睇
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	睇
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	睇
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	睇
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	睇
	Foshan	睇
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	睇
	Foshan (Shunde)	睇
	Foshan (Sanshui)	睇
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	睇
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	看
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	睇
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	睇
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	睇
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	睇
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	睇
	Taishan	睇, 望
	Kaiping (Chikan)	睇
	Enping (Niujiang)	睇
	Heshan (Yayao)	睇
	Dongguan	睇
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	睇
	Qingyuan	睇
	Fogang	睇
	Yingde (Hanguang)	睇
	Yangshan	望
	Lianshan (Butian)	看
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	望
	Shaoguan	睇
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	睇
	Renhua	睇
	Lechang	睇
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	睇
	Sihui	睇
	Guangning	睇
	Deqing	睇
	Huaiji	望
	Yunfu	睇
	Xinxing	睇
	Luoding	睇
	Yunan (Pingtai)	睇
	Yangjiang	看, 睇, 瞄
	Xinyi	睇
	Maoming (Xinpo)	睇
	Lianjiang	睇
	Nanning	睇
	Nanning (Tanka)	睇, 望
	Wuzhou	睇
	Yulin	睇
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	看
	Guiping	睇
	Mengshan (Xihe)	看
	Guigang (Nanjiang)	睇
	Beiliu (Tangliao)	睇
	Baise	睇
	Bobai	睇
	Lingshan	看
Pubei	睇
Qinzhou	睇
Qinzhou (Changtan)	瞭, 瞫
Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)	看
Beihai	睇
Beihai (Yingpan)	看
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	睇
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	睇
Ningming	睇
Hengzhou	睇
Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)	睇
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	睇
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	睇
Penang (Guangfu)	睇
Singapore (Guangfu)	睇
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	睇
Móng Cái	睇
Gan	Nanchang	看, 相, 望
	Lichuan	看
	Pingxiang	看
Hakka	Meixian	看, 睞
	Xingning	看
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	睇
	Huiyang	看
	Huidong (Daling)	看
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	看
	Boluo (Bendihua)	睇
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	看
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	看
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	睇
	Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)	睇
	Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)	睇
	Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)	看, 睇
	Wengyuan	看
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	看
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	看
	Liannan	看
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	看
	Jiexi	看
	Luhe	看
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	䀴
	Changting	䀴, 望
	Wuping	看
	Wuping (Yanqian)	看
	Wuping (Pingyu)	看
	Liancheng	䀴
	Ninghua	䀴
	Yudu	看, 望
	Ningdu	看
	Ruijin	看
	Shicheng	看
	Shangyou (Shexi)	看
	Tonggu (Sandu)	看
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	看
	Dayu	看
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	看
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	看
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	看, 䀴
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	看, 䀴
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	䀴
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	䀴
	Hong Kong	看
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	看
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	睇
	Xinyi (Sihe)	睇
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	睇, 看
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	睇
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	睇, 看
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	看
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	看
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	看
	Mengshan (Xihe)	看
	Luchuan	看
	Senai (Huiyang)	看
	Kuching (Hepo)	看
	Singapore (Dabu)	看
Huizhou	Jixi	看, 望
Jin	Taiyuan	看, 瞭
Jin	Xinzhou	看
Northern Min	Jian'ou	覷
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	覷
	Songxi	䁐
	Zhenghe	覷
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	覷
	Jianyang	覷
	Wuyishan	覷
	Pucheng (Shibei)	覷
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	看, 覷
	Fuzhou (Changle)	覷
	Lianjiang	覷
	Fuqing	覷
	Pingtan	覷
	Yongtai	覷
	Minqing	覷
	Gutian	覷
	Pingnan	看
	Luoyuan	看
	Fu'an	睨
	Ningde	看
	Xiapu	看
	Zherong	看
	Shouning	望
	Zhouning	睨
	Fuding	看
	Matsu	看
	Sitiawan (Gutian)	看
Southern Min	Xiamen	看
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	看
	Quanzhou	看
	Jinjiang	看
	Nan'an	看
	Shishi	看
	Hui'an	看
	Anxi	看
	Yongchun	看
	Dehua	看
	Zhangzhou	看
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	看
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	看
	Hua'an	看
	Nanjing	看
	Pinghe	看
	Zhangpu	看
	Yunxiao	看
	Zhao'an	看, 睇
	Dongshan	看
	Taipei	看
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	看
	Kaohsiung	看
	Tainan	看
	Kinmen	看
	Penghu (Magong)	看
	Penang (Hokkien)	看
	Singapore (Hokkien)	看
	Manila (Hokkien)	看
	Medan (Hokkien)	看
	Longyan	䁐
	Zhangping	看
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	看
	Datian	看
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	看
	Guilin (Biyange)	看
	Chaozhou	睇
	Raoping	睇
	Shantou	睇
	Shantou (Chenghai)	睇
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	睇
	Jieyang	睇
	Lufeng	睇
	Haifeng	睇
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	睇
	Singapore (Teochew)	睇
	Pontianak (Teochew)	睇
	Leizhou	䁐, 𥆑
	Wenchang	望, 䁐
	Haikou	望, 䁐
	Qionghai	望
	Singapore (Hainanese)	望
Puxian Min	Putian	看
Puxian Min	Xianyou	看
Central Min	Yong'an	䁐
	Sanming (Sanyuan)	䁐
	Sanming (Shaxian)	䁐
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	望, 覷
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	睇
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	看
Shehua	Fu'an	睇
	Fuding	睇
	Luoyuan	睇
	Sanming	睇
	Shunchang	睇
	Hua'an	睇
	Guixi (Zhangping)	睇
	Cangnan	睇
	Jingning (Hexi)	睇
	Lishui	睇
	Longyou	睇
	Chaozhou	睇
	Fengshun	睇
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	望
	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	望
	Luxi (Baisha)	望
Wu	Shanghai	看
	Shanghai (Chongming)	看
	Suzhou	看
	Wuxi	看
	Danyang	看, 望
	Hangzhou	看
	Ningbo	看, 相
	Wenzhou	眙, 張
	Lishui	望
	Jinhua	望
Xiang	Changsha	看
	Loudi	相
	Shuangfeng	看, 相

(to diagnose and treat):

edit

診治／诊治 (zhěnzhì)
診療／诊疗 (zhěnliáo)

(to visit):

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上門／上门 (shàngmén)
串 (literary, or in compounds)
串門／串门 (chuànmén) (colloquial)
串門子／串门子 (chuàn ménzi) (colloquial)
參訪／参访 (cānfǎng) (formal)
坐人家 (zo⁵ ren² ga) (Xiang)
坐尞 (Hakka)
拜望 (bàiwàng) (polite)
拜訪／拜访 (bàifǎng) (polite)
探問／探问 (tànwèn)
探望 (tànwàng)
探視／探视 (tànshì)
探親／探亲 (tànqīn) (to visit one's relatives or spouse)
探訪／探访 (tànfǎng)
登門／登门 (dēngmén)
看望 (kànwàng)
省親／省亲 (xǐngqīn) (literary, to visit one's parents or elders)
訪問／访问 (fǎngwèn)
走訪／走访 (zǒufǎng)
造訪／造访 (zàofǎng)
過／过

Compounds

Japanese

Kanji

瞧

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

On (unclassified): しょう (shō)、じょう (jō)
Kun: ぬすみみる (nusumimiru)

Vietnamese

Han character

瞧: Hán Nôm readings: tiều

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瞧

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