目

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

a picture of 目 → eye

Oracle bone script shows a vertical eye with a pupil; the character was then rotated 90 degrees and squared into its modern form. Because eyes scan, list, and catalogue, 目 extended naturally into meanings like 'item' and 'section'.

口+二→目

Words with 目

过目

guò mù

to look over

过目不忘

guò mù bù wàng

to have a highly retentive memory

遮目鱼

zhē mù yú

milkfish (Chanos chanos)

选秀节目

xuǎn xiù jié mù

talent show

醒目

xǐng mù

eye-grabbing (headline)

金刚怒目

jīn gāng nù mù

(idiom) to have a face as terrifying as a temple's guardian deity

金目鲈

jīn mù lú

Barramundi

长鼻目

cháng bí mù

order Proboscidea (elephants and mammoths)

闭目塞听

bì mù sè tīng

to shut one's eyes and stop one's ears

闭目养神

bì mù yǎng shén

to relax with one's eyes closed

题目

tí mù

subject; title; topic (CL:個|个[ge4])

隐显目标

yǐn xiǎn mù biāo

intermittent target

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