目(mù)

HSK 25 strokes

eye

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Character information

Pinyin
mù
Meaning
eye; (literary) to look; to regard; eye (of a net); mesh; mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目数); item; section; list; catalogue; (taxonomy) order; name; title
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 目 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿴口二

An eye drawn on its side

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

口kǒu二èr

Parts are arranged enclosing.

How to write 目 step by step

5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 目

Common words using 目 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

yī一mù目liǎo了rán然
HSK 7-9

obvious at a glance (idiom)

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jù剧mù目
HSK 7-9

theatrical piece (play or opera)

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yà亚mù目

suborder (taxonomy)

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cè侧mù目

to raise eyebrows; to cast sidelong glances (expressing fear or indignation…

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jià价mù目

(marked) price; tariff (in a restaurant etc)

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yī一mù目shí十háng行

ten lines at a glance (idiom)

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yī一yè叶zhàng障mù目

lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom)

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bù不kān堪rù入mù目

unbearable to look at

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Related characters

More HSK 2 characters

万且业为主举久乐

From 目’s common words

一了然剧亚侧价十

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