What 覲 means
It means a formal appearance before a ruler or other superior.
In classical definition, the scene is a feudal lord appearing before the king in autumn and serving the king's affairs. That frames 覲 as a word of rank, ceremony, and official relationship.
Classical sources also extend it to meeting, paying respects, or visiting someone of higher standing. If a sentence gives no seasonal cue, read it first as formal "appear before" or "pay respects."
what is 覲 in classical Chinese
It belongs to court-and-ritual vocabulary.
Ritual texts distinguish spring 朝 from autumn 覲, and 覲禮 names the ceremony. That pairing explains why 朝覲 is institutional court language, not a poetic way to say meet.
The character combines 見 on the meaning side with 堇 on the sound side. Its development runs through early script forms: a bronze-inscription form is listed from the late Shang or early Western Zhou, followed by seal, clerical, and regular-script forms.
Formal, ceremonial, and literary; it makes a meeting sound like an audience.
Use it casually only if you want a courtly, overly deferential effect.
Who writes 覲
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What it means when someone sends it to you
4 readingsA formal appearance before a ruler or other superior.
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1how is 覲 used today
Formal or historical. The 2021 Taiwan Ministry of Education dictionary retains both the ritual court-audience sense and the broader enter to see or pay respects sense.
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How to type or find 覲
- Also called
- 觐
- Search it as
- 朝觐 · 觐见 · 觐礼 · 朝覲 · 覲見 · 覲禮
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覲\89B2Codes and encoding1 code points
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