盯
dīngTraditional: 盯
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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.
，貌。
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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