瞻 (zhān): to look ahead

Meanings

1 to look ahead
2 to gaze (up or forward)

Characters

瞻

zhān

to look ahead; to gaze

Examples

HSK 7-9

领导者必须高瞻远瞩。

Lǐngdǎozhě bìxū gāozhānyuǎnzhǔ.

A leader must look far ahead and plan with foresight.

HSK 7-9

游客排队瞻仰纪念堂。

Yóukè páiduì zhānyǎng jìniàntáng.

Visitors line up to pay their respects at the memorial hall.

Tips

usage

瞻 is formal. Common in 瞻仰 (to look up to with reverence), 前瞻 (forward-looking) and 高瞻远瞩 (to take the long view).

Components

radical

目 mù

eye

The eye radical 目 on the left marks this as a verb of looking, especially looking up or far ahead.

phonetic

詹 zhān

verbose; (a surname)

On the right 詹 supplies the sound exactly, with no shift. It serves purely as the phonetic element.

Stroke Order

瞻 zhān

Related Words

瞻前顾后 zhānqián-gùhòu #55,315

to look forward and back (weighing carefully) / to be overcautious and indecisive / to hesitate, weighing every angle

瞻仰 zhānyǎng HSK 7-9 #32,474

to look up at with reverence / to pay respects to / to pay homage to

前瞻性 qiánzhānxìng #37,607

forward-looking nature / foresight / prescience / farsightedness

高瞻远瞩 gāozhān-yuǎnzhǔ #34,085

to take the long view; farsighted / to show great foresight

马首是瞻 mǎshǒu-shìzhān

to watch only the lead horse's head / to follow someone's lead blindly / to take one's cue from a single leader

顾 gù HSK 6 #5,745

to look after; to care for / to attend to; to take into account / to look around; to turn around

期待 qīdài HSK 4 #1,567

to look forward to; to expect; to await

目光 mùguāng HSK 5 #5,947

gaze; look; expression in one's eyes / vision; foresight; insight

看看 kànkàn #177

to take a look / to have a look

期盼 qīpàn HSK 7-9 #7,814

to look forward to / to long for / to hope for