目

mù

eye

Radical: 目 Strokes: 5

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Most common

Same radical

相眼直真着省眉看眷睡瞻盲

Same radical

相眼直真着省眉看眷睡瞻盲眠眩瞎

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Character Decomposition

目=口+二

Etymology

An eye drawn on its side

Meanings

eye

(literary) to look; to regard

eye (of a net); mesh

mesh size; grit size (abbr. for mù shù)

item; section

list; catalogue

(taxonomy) order

name; title

mù

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Words with 目 778 total

to dazzle the eyes夺目duó mù to make a catalogue · catalogue · list编目biān mù to quarrel · to fall out with sb反目fǎn mù gaudy · glaring · unpleasant to the eyes刺目cì mù glare · angry look · to open one's eyes wide · to stare angrily · to glare · to glower嗔目chēn mù

Idioms with 目 330 total Chain

(idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance本来面目běn lái miàn mù to shut one's eyes and stop one's ears · out of touch with reality · to bury one's head in the sand闭目塞听bì mù sè tīng unbearable to look at · an eyesore不堪入目bù kān rù mù lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain (idiom) · fig. can't see the forest for the trees不识庐山真面目bù shí Lú shān zhēn miàn mù