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 1 · 2

HSK 2 · 3

HSK 3 · 2

HSK 4 · 3

HSK 5 · 7

HSK 6 · 12

Beyond HSK · 58

· clover · anxiousdān · used in 眈眈[dan1 dan1]dǔn · dozekōu · to sink in (of eyes)miàn · to look askance atmiǎo · blind in one eyexiàn · Japanese variant of 縣|县xiàng · appearancelóng · used in 矇矓|蒙眬[meng2 long2] · molybdenum (chemistry)shěng · cataract of the eyexuàn · (literary) dizzyyǎo · sunken eyes · place nameyuān · inflamed eyelidschī · (bound form) sleep (dried mucus in the corner of the eye)juàn · (literary) to regard with love and affection; to feel concern for (variant of 眷[juan4]) · to blind (as with dust)míng · space between the eyebrows and the eyelashes · to gazemóu · pupil (of the eye)suī · to have a deep or piercing gazetiào · to gaze into the distancezháo · to touch · (anatomy) corner of the eye; canthus · (literary) to cast a sidelong glancedǐng · ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legsjiǎn · eyelidlài · to glancesuō · to throw a glance at; to peer atjié · eyelashesmiáo · to take aim · to look askance at · used in 睥睨[pi4 ni4]suī · to stare · (literary) corner of the eye; canthuschǒu · (dialect) to look atkuí · separatedmào · indistinct visionruì · astutesǒu · blindchēn · (literary) to stare angrily; to glarefèn · to sleep (Cantonese) · used in 瞌睡[ke1 shui4]méng · eyesight obscuredmíng · to close (the eyes)wěng · see 瞈矇|瞈蒙[weng3 meng2]chēng · stare at sth beyond reachkàn · to look down from a heightpiǎo · to cast a glancepiē · to shoot a glanceliào · to watch from a height or distancelín · to stare atshùn · to winktóng · pupil of the eye · blind · 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.