glaring at, authority, power, scowl at
睨 centers on an intense, authoritative stare: glaring at someone with power, scowling, or looking sharply to assert dominance.
睨 combines 目 (eye) with 兒, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to a child's direct, unblinking stare. The exact historical development is uncertain.
The eye 目 on the left and the child-like shape 兒 on the right suggest a wide, unblinking stare. Picture a child fixing you with an intense, authoritative glare that feels like a scowl.
For ゲイ, imagine a glaring guard at a gate: gate -> ゲイ, and their powerful stare stops you in your tracks.
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first
glare; sharp look
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at
keeping a close watch on both sides; keeping an eye on two things at the same time
staring at or watching all sides
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at
to have an eye kept on one; to be watched
to have authority (over); to have great influence (over)
to glare at; to scowl at
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence
to stare someone down; to outstare
to glare at each other
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
to stare back (at); to glare back
to glare at; to scowl at
to glare around
staring contest
aucha perch (Coreoperca kawamebari)