瞧
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qiáo · to glance at, to look at, to see

Master the form, understand its parts, and learn how it behaves in real Chinese.

HSK 2.0 · Level 5HSK 3.0 · Level 6Frequency #3046
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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

17Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

目Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 瞧

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Example sentences

Notice where 瞧 sits in each complete thought.

Tā yǒu qiáo bù qǐ yǒu sè rén zhǒng de xí guàn.他有瞧不起有色人種的習慣。

He has a habit of looking down on coloured people.

Source: Tatoeba #781454 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bié qiáo bù qǐ rén.别瞧不起人。

Don't underestimate us.

Source: Tatoeba #459046 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Fù rén wǎng wǎng qiáo bù qǐ qióng rén.富人往往瞧不起穷人。

The rich are apt to look down upon the poor.

Source: Tatoeba #2030754 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā hěn qiáo bù qǐ wǒ, rènwéi wǒ méi yǒu yōu mò xì bāo.她很瞧不起我,认为我没有幽默细胞。

She looks down on me for not having a sense of humor.

Source: Tatoeba #2047862 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ gāng cái qiáo le yì yǎn, yì diǎn méiyìsi.我刚才瞧了一眼,一点没意思。

I just had a quick look. It wasn't interesting at all.

Source: Tatoeba #1260507 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà rén lián qiáo yě bù qiáo tā yì yǎn jiù zǒu guò le.那人連瞧也不瞧她一眼就走過了。

The man passed by without so much as glancing at her.

Source: Tatoeba #431582 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 瞧 in context

  1. Say qiáo, then recall the core meaning: to glance at, to look at, to see.
  2. Write all 17 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 瞧见 (qiáo jiàn), meaning “to see”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 瞧 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.