瞪(dèng)

HSK 7-917 strokes

to open (one's eyes) wide

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Character information

Pinyin
dèng
Meaning
to open (one's eyes) wide; to stare at; to glare at
Strokes
17
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 瞪 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰目登

In this compound, the meaning comes from 目 (eye); 登 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

目mù登dēng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 瞪 step by step

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

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Words with 瞪

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

mù目dèng瞪kǒu口dāi呆
HSK 7-9

(idiom) dumbstruck; stupefied; stunned

Open 目瞪口呆 page →
dèng瞪yǎn眼

to open one's eyes wide; to stare; to glare (at sb); to scowl

Open 瞪眼 page →
dèng瞪líng羚

gazelle

Open 瞪羚 page →
mí迷dèng瞪

puzzled; bewildered; infatuated

Open 迷瞪 page →
gān干dèng瞪yǎn眼

to watch helplessly

Open 干瞪眼 page →
zhí直méi眉dèng瞪yǎn眼

to stare angrily or vacantly

Open 直眉瞪眼 page →

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 瞪’s common words

目口呆眼羚迷干直

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