目
This component represents the eye or vision. · Kangxi radical 109
This component represents the eye or vision.
Originally depicted as a vertical eye with the pupil in the center. Over time, it rotated 90 degrees to become horizontal, resembling a sideways eye with clear upper and lower eyelids.
目 at a glance
- Meaning
- This component represents the eye or vision.
- Strokes
- 5
- Characters
- 103
- Role
- Contributes meaning
- Kangxi radical
- 109
Characters with 目 (87 of 103)
HSK 5 · 7
HSK 6 · 12
Beyond HSK · 58
苜mù · clover盱xū · anxious眈dān · used in 眈眈[dan1 dan1]盹dǔn · doze眍kōu · to sink in (of eyes)眄miàn · to look askance at眇miǎo · blind in one eye県xiàn · Japanese variant of 縣|县相xiàng · appearance眬lóng · used in 矇矓|蒙眬[meng2 long2]钼mù · molybdenum (chemistry)眚shěng · cataract of the eye眩xuàn · (literary) dizzy窅yǎo · sunken eyes眙yí · place name眢yuān · inflamed eyelids眵chī · (bound form) sleep (dried mucus in the corner of the eye)眷juàn · (literary) to regard with love and affection; to feel concern for (variant of 眷[juan4])眯mí · to blind (as with dust)眳míng · space between the eyebrows and the eyelashes眽mò · to gaze眸móu · pupil (of the eye)眭suī · to have a deep or piercing gaze眺tiào · to gaze into the distance着zháo · to touch眦zì · (anatomy) corner of the eye; canthus睇dì · (literary) to cast a sidelong glance鼎dǐng · ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs睑jiǎn · eyelid睐lài · to glance睃suō · to throw a glance at; to peer at睫jié · eyelashes瞄miáo · to take aim睨nì · to look askance at睥pì · used in 睥睨[pi4 ni4]睢suī · to stare睚yá · (literary) corner of the eye; canthus瞅chǒu · (dialect) to look at睽kuí · separated瞀mào · indistinct vision睿ruì · astute瞍sǒu · blind瞋chēn · (literary) to stare angrily; to glare瞓fèn · to sleep (Cantonese)瞌kē · used in 瞌睡[ke1 shui4]瞢méng · eyesight obscured瞑míng · to close (the eyes)瞈wěng · see 瞈矇|瞈蒙[weng3 meng2]瞠chēng · stare at sth beyond reach瞰kàn · to look down from a height瞟piǎo · to cast a glance瞥piē · to shoot a glance瞭liào · to watch from a height or distance瞵lín · to stare at瞬shùn · to wink瞳tóng · pupil of the eye瞽gǔ · blind瞿qú · startled
Frequently asked questions
What does the component 目 mean?
目 means "This component represents the eye or vision.". In the characters that contain it, it contributes meaning.
How many Chinese characters contain 目?
103 characters in this dictionary contain 目, including ones at HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5, HSK 6.
Is 目 a radical?
Yes — 目 is Kangxi radical 109, one of the 214 traditional indexing radicals used to organise Chinese dictionaries.
How many strokes does 目 have?
目 is written in 5 strokes.