盱

The primary action is looking upward. This is rarely a neutral verb of perception and typically implies a specific power dynamic or emotional state:

• Subservience or Apprehension: Looking up at a superior, deity, or authority figure; often suggests supplication or fear.
• Shock or Awe: Staring upward in disbelief, horror, or astonishment.

Functions as a verb of perception. It can be transitive (gazing upon a specific object or person) or intransitive (describing the subject's state of apprehension).

• Vs. General Sight: Unlike general verbs of seeing (e.g., 視, 看), this glyph specifies both the physical angle (upward) and an emotional affect of tension or awe.

// Compound Usage: In the pairing //xū nì* (盱睨), combined with "glancing sideways" (睨), it typically describes a state of unease, caution, or calculation—the behavior of someone wary of surveillance or anxious about their status.

Caution: Do not confuse with 吁 (to sigh/cry out), which replaces the eye component (目) with a mouth component (口).