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see
a man with an open eye looking through periscope |
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sleep; (become) aware
to be aware how the eyelids are making seeing difficult and sleeping easy |
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to observe
hand/again (you) + see (jian)
using hands to touch and eyes to see to better observe an object |
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to show, to demonstrate
to display, to reveal
the altar (丅) with offerings, dripping down (小), for the ONE (—) demonstrates and shows how ancient people wanted to reveal divine will through rituals |
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look at
show (shi) + see (jian)
look at what the altar shows and you will see the THE ONE |
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appear; present
jade (yu) + see (jian)
when holding a jade under the sun to see the purity, many colors appear like they are present |
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to supervise, to inspect
to monitor
minister/bulging eye (chen) + person (ren) + water [symbol] + vessel (min)
an official under the watchful eye of the minister is staring at the water bowl, supervising its filling and inspecting its surface, trying to monitore if the minister's orders are reflected clearly |
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view, look at
to browse/peruse
supervisor (jian) + see (jian)
a minister-supervisor is interested just in perusing (to read in a thorough or careful way) the documents to get the understanding; he is not in job of a quality-control (皿 is missing!) |
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