見

• Perceptual and cognitive: ranges from physical sight (to see, behold) to mental perception (to perceive, notice) and cognitive realization (to understand, realize).
• Social and interactive: refers to an encounter (to meet); in formal or courtly contexts, denotes a social ritual (to have an audience with or pay respects to a superior).
• Manifestation (intransitive): the state of being seen; to appear, be revealed, or become manifest.

• Transitive (Subject + 見 + Object): typically "see" or "meet."
• Intransitive (Subject + 見 + Prepositional Phrase): frequently functions as "appeared to" or "was visible in," particularly when followed by a preposition such as 於.

• 視: implies an intentional, directed gaze or formal inspection; whereas 見 is more often the result of looking—the actual perception or encounter.
• 觀: denotes broader, systemic observation, contemplation, or surveying.
• 睹: emphasizes the physical act of beholding, frequently in sudden or striking sightings.
• 現: shares the sense of manifestation but is more explicitly tied to emergence and the present moment.

Simplified variant: U+89C1.