TSUMUGU · TOCFL A2 (est.) · 字
瞧
ㄑㄧㄠˊ · qiáo
verb — to look at, glance, take a look
字源 FORM — what the parts do
ITjiāo → qiáo — the sound shifted, tone with it
An eye (目) and 焦 jiāo — to look, to take a look. The everyday word for casting an eye over something: 瞧一瞧, 瞧見. 焦 carries the sound, shifted from jiāo to qiáo.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一隻眼(目)湊過去,瞧一瞧。
An eye (目) leans in to take a look.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)瞧、瞧見— to look, to look at常用
→瞧一瞧、瞧不起— to take a look; to look down on
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension