Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents

Chinese: 眼睛、项目或目标。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “mu” becomes a different word in each tone. 目 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 节目jié mù(TV or radio) program; show; item; act
  • 目的mù dìpurpose; aim; goal; target
  • 目前mù qiánat the present time; currently
  • 目标mù biāotarget; goal; objective
  • 题目tí mùsubject; title; topic; exercise or exam question (

Example Sentence

这个目标不难实现。Zhè ge mù biāo bù nán shí xiàn.This goal is not hard to achieve.

这个Zhè ge(pronoun) this目标mù biāotargetnotnándifficult (to...)shírealxiànto appear

Go deeper

Where this character comes from

A pictograph of an eye, originally drawn sideways with the pupil inside, then stood upright for writing. It means ‘eye’.

A way to remember it

A tall box with two lines inside — an eye with its pupil.

Easy to confuse with

  • ‘Sun’: shorter, with only one line inside.
  • ‘Self’: 目 with an extra slanted stroke on top (originally a nose).