眈 (daam1 | dan1) : raise (head)

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眈

daam1

dan1

[粵] daam1
raise (head); look up

[粵] daam1 [國] dan1
[adj] glaring; looking attentively

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Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 目 (#109)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

眈

Don't confuse with:
耽

This word has been viewed 2892 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on and last edited on 13th Oct 2009 05:42

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眈天望地 daam1 tin1 mong6 dei6 = to have nothing to do, be inattentive (lit., "staring at the sky and looking at the ground")

虎視眈眈 fu2 si6 daam1 daam1 hu3 shi4 dan1 dan1 = to eye covetously

眈高個頭 daam1 gou1 go3 tau4 = raise one's head 粵

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 眈
Unicode code for this character: U+7708 (off-site link)

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