(dīng) - to stare at, to fix one's eyes on in Mandarin
dīngTraditional: 盯
Translation
to stare at, to fix one's eyes on
Word origin
A phono-semantic compound with the eye radical 目 (mù) for looking and 丁 (dīng) supplying the sound, hence to fix the eyes on.
- Origin
- phono-semantic
- Root
- 目 (mù, eye) + 丁 (dīng, phonetic)
Stroke order
盯
Examples
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He kept staring at me.
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The kitten fixed its eyes on the fish on the table.
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Do not stare at people, it is impolite.
业。
The teacher kept an eye on the students doing their homework.
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She stared out of the window and said nothing.
盯 (dīng) means to stare at or fix one's eyes on something, often steadily or watchfully. It also extends to keeping a close eye on a person or task.
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