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Mythic Mandarin

目 (mù): meaning and stroke order

目 (mù) means eye, (literary) to look; to regard, eye (of a net); mesh.

目

Simplified
目
Traditional
目 (same form)
Pinyin
mù

Stroke order of 目

目

  • mù eye; (literary) to look; to regard
  • 5 strokes

Stroke by stroke

Meaning of 目

  1. mù
    • 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

Radical and structure

目
Radical 目 (Kangxi radical 109) · 5 strokes · built from 囗 and 𠄠

Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.

Words with 目

  • 目光 mù guāng gaze; (fig.) attention; expression in one's eyes; look
  • 题目 tí mù subject; title; topic (CL:個|个[ge4]); exercise or exam question (CL:道[dao4])
  • 栏目 lán mù regular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program); program (TV or radio)
  • 节目 jié mù (TV or radio) program; show; item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event)
  • 目标 mù biāo target; goal
  • 目的 mù dì purpose; aim; goal; target; objective; CL:個|个[ge4]

Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).