THE RADICAL SHED

The eye radical

Radical · eyes and looking

目

An eye turned upright. Seeing, watching, glancing.

14 of the 37 characters that carry it

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看B1

好看hǎokàngood-looking 看kànto see; to look; to watch; to read 看病kànbìngto see a doctor 看见kànjiànto see; to catch sight of

真B1

真zhēnreally; truly 认真rènzhēnserious; earnest 真正zhēnzhènggenuine 真诚zhēnchéngsincere

睡B1

睡shuìto sleep 睡觉shuìjiàoto sleep; to go to bed 睡眠shuìmiánsleep 沉睡chénshuìto be fast asleep

眼B2

眼睛yǎnjingeye 眼镜yǎnjìngglasses; eyeglasses 眼前yǎnqiánbefore one's eyes 眼yǎneye; measure word for glances and wells

着B2

着zhegrammar particle: action in progress 着急zháojíanxious; in a hurry 接着jiēzheto continue; next 随着suízhealong with

睛B2

眼睛yǎnjingeye 画龙点睛huàlóng-diǎnjīngto add the vital finishing touch 目不转睛mùbùzhuǎnjīngunable to take one's eyes off

相B3

相信xiāngxìnto believe; to trust 相机xiàngjīcamera 照相zhàoxiàngto take a photograph 互相hùxiāngeach other; mutually

目B3

节目jiémùprogram; show 目标mùbiāotarget 目的mùdìpurpose 目的地mùdìdìdestination

直B3

一直yìzhístraight; continuously; always 直到zhídàountil 直接zhíjiēdirect 简直jiǎnzhísimply

省B4

省shěngprovince; to save 节省jiéshěngto save; to economize 省shěngto save 省份shěngfènprovince

眠B5

失眠shīmiánto suffer from insomnia 睡眠shuìmiánsleep 安眠药ānmiányàosleeping pill 催眠cuīmiánto lull to sleep

盾B5

矛盾máodùncontradiction 后盾hòudùnsupport 自相矛盾zìxiāng-máodùnto contradict oneself; self-contradictory

盼B6

盼望pànwàngto hope for 盼pànto hope for 期盼qīpànto expect 左顾右盼zuǒgù-yòupànto glance left and right; to look all arou

盲B6

盲人mángrénblind person 盲目mángmùblind 文盲wénmángilliterate

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