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 biāotarget不bùnot难nándifficult (to...)实shíreal现xiànto 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.