懂中文 Dong Chinese

眈

dān

gloat

Phonosemantic compound. 目 represents the meaning and 冘 represents the sound.

Components
目 meaning component

目  Meaning component

mù

  

eye

冘 sound component

冘  Sound component

yín, yóu

  

to move on

Evolution

眈 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
眈 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

眈  

dān

gloat, stare at; to delay, to loiter, to hinder; gaze intently

Most common words with 眈
Freq.
Word
Meaning

虎视眈眈

to eye covetously

眈

gaze intently