目
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eye; (literary) to look; to regard; eye (of a net); mesh; mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mu4 shu4]); item; section; list; catalogue; (taxonomy) order; name; title
- HSK 3.0
- Level 2
- Old HSK
- Level 3
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 目 itself
- Structure
- Enclosure 包围
- Traditional
- 目
- Common rank
- #227
- Unicode
- U+76EE
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Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 目
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 目中无人 | to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom); so arrogant that no-one else matters; conde… | |
| 大头目 | the boss | |
| 心目中 | in one's eyes; in one's estimation | |
| 面目一新 | complete change (idiom); facelift; We're in a wholly new situation. | |
| 子目 | subheading; specific item | |
| 头目 | ringleader; gang leader; chieftain | |
| 心目 | mind | |
| 白目 | (slang) stupid; moron | |
| 本来面目 | (idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance | |
| 木目金 | mokuma-gane (loanword) | |
| 面目 | appearance; facial features; look | |
| 目力 | eyesight (i.e. quality of vision) | |
| 目下 | at present | |
| 数目字 | numeral; digit; number; figure | |
| 大比目鱼 | halibut | |
| 数目 | amount; number | |
| 目数 | (sieve) mesh size; (sandpaper) grit size | |
| 目空四海 | the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom); arrogant; condescending; supercilio… | |
| 亚目 | suborder (taxonomy) | |
| 一目十行 | ten lines at a glance (idiom); to read very rapidly |
Sound family
These characters use 目 as their sound component — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 目 sound part | eye; to look, to see; division, topic | |
| 苜 | clover | |
| 钼 | molybdenum |