eye
mù (mu4)
Radical no. 109 · 5 strokes (第 109 部首 · 5 画 dì 109 bùshǒu · 5 huà)
Radical ⽬ (mù) — meaning: eye, 5 strokes.
Origin & mnemonic
The eye radical originates from a pictograph depicting a human eye, with two horizontal strokes representing the eyelids and a vertical stroke in the middle representing the pupil. This form appears early in oracle-bone and seal script.
Mnemonic: The glyph resembles an actual eye with horizontal strokes like eyelids and a vertical stroke like the pupil—a direct visual memory hook.
Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)
120 characters- 瞌kē
used in 瞌睡[ke1 shui4]
15 strokes
- 瞑míng
to close (the eyes)
15 strokes
- 瞢méng
eyesight obscured
15 strokes
- 瞕zhàng
cataract in the eye
16 strokes
- 瞟piǎo
to cast a glance
16 strokes
- 瞠chēng
stare at sth beyond reach
16 strokes
- 瞥piē
to shoot a glance
16 strokes
- 瞰kàn
variant of 瞰[kan4]
16 strokes
- 了le
(completed action marker)
HSK 117 strokes
- 瞧qiáo
to look at
HSK 517 strokes
- 瞪dèng
to open (one's eyes) wide
HSK 717 strokes
- 瞬shùn
to wink
17 strokes
- 瞳tóng
pupil of the eye
17 strokes
- 瞩zhǔ
to gaze at
17 strokes
- 瞫Shěn
surname Shen
17 strokes
- 瞵lín
to stare at
17 strokes
- 蒙méng
to cover
HSK 618 strokes
- 瞹ài
variant of 曖|暧[ai4]
18 strokes
- 瞻zhān
to gaze
18 strokes
- 瞽gǔ
blind
18 strokes
- 瞿qú
startled
18 strokes
- 矍jué
to glance fearfully
20 strokes
- 矔guàn
brilliant (of eyes)
22 strokes
- 矗chù
lofty
24 strokes
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.