偢
to stare at
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Readings
On'yomi
- ショウ
Kun'yomi
- いつく.しまない
- うれ.える
Meaning
偢 centers on staring intently, often with a sense of fixed attention or looking at something with concentration.
Study
Etymology
偢 combines 亻 (person) with 秋 (autumn), but the exact historical origin is uncertain. It may be a phono-semantic compound where 秋 contributes the sound and the person radical relates to human action or state, but this is speculative.
Meaning mnemonic
A person 亻 staring at autumn 秋 leaves, fixed in concentration as they watch the colors change.
Reading mnemonic
For ショウ, imagine a person staring so intently that they are like a show: the show of autumn leaves captures their gaze. Show -> ショウ.