目 mù eye

Made with 5 strokes.
Representation of an eye on its side

Ancient small seal form

Sounds same

Different tone

母 mǔ (mother) ; 亩 mǔ (area) ; 母 mǔ (mother)

Radical

Index 109 used in: 德 dé (virtue) ; 盾 dùn (shield) ; 睛 jīng (eye) ; 看 kàn (look) ; 冒 mào (to emit) ; 面 miàn (face) ; 盼 pàn (to hope for) ; 算 suàn (calculate) ; 相 xiāng (each other) ; 直 zhí (straight) ; 自 zì (from)

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Pronunciation

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Proverbs

耳目一新 ěr mù yī xīn A change of place, everything fresh and new
目瞪口呆 mù dèng kǒu dāi Dumb struck
鼠目寸光 shǔ mù cùn guāng Looking ahead for only a short time. Only planning for the immediate future
有目共睹 yǒu mù gòng dǔ Obvious to everybody
一叶障目 yī yè zhàng mù Not seeing the full picture and so making a flawed analysis of the situation. A blinkered approach often through prejudice.
刮目相看 guā mù xiāng kàn Noticing that someone has changed for the better. Show respect for improvement and progress. Changing a view of someone's abilities.