眈

dān

d+ān·1st tone

used in 眈眈 dān dān

Radical: 目 Strokes: 9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

相眼目直真着省眉看眷睡瞻

Same radical

相眼目直真着省眉看眷睡瞻盲眠眩

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Character Decomposition

眈=目+冘

Etymology

eye

Meanings

used in 眈眈 dān dān

dān

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Words with 眈 14 total

(to gaze) intently眈眈dān dān (lit.) to fix one's eyes on sth like a tiger watching its prey (idiom) · (fig.) to eye covetously虎视眈眈hǔ shì dān dān

Idioms with 眈 3 total Chain

(lit.) to fix one's eyes on sth like a tiger watching its prey (idiom) · (fig.) to eye covetously虎视眈眈hǔ shì dān dān