盯
to watch attentively; to fix one's attention on; to stare at; to gaze at
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,497 U+76EF
How 盯 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
目 (semantic, “eye”) + 丁 (phonetic, dīng)
How to remember it
stare at · Heisig RSH #1516
eyeball + spike
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 丁
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 丁 (dīng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丁 sound component | dīng | male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem |
| 打 | dǎ | to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike |
| 宁 | níng | calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer |
| 灯 | dēng | lamp, lantern, light |
| 顶 | dǐng | top, summit, peak; to carry on the head |
| 厅 | tīng | hall, central room |
| 订 | dìng | to make an order; to draw up an agreement |
| 汀 | tīng | bank, sandbar; beach, shore |
| 叮 | dīng | to persistently exhort or urge; sting (as of an insect) |
| 町 | tǐng | a raised path between fields |
| 仃 | dīng | lonely, solitary |
| 酊 | dīng | drunk, intoxicated |
| 疔 | dīng | boil, carbuncle, ulcer |
| 玎 | dīng | jingling, tinkling |
| 耵 | dīng | earwax |
Words containing 盯
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 紧迫盯人 | jǐn pò dīng rén | (sports) to closely guard an opponent; (fig.) to keep a close eye on sb; to monitor closel… |
| 盯市 | dīng shì | mark to market (accounting) |
| 盯视 | dīng shì | to stare fixedly; to look concentratedly |
| 盯住 | dīng zhù | to watch sb closely; to breathe down sb's neck; to mark (sports) |
| 盯紧 | dīng jǐn | to keep an eye on |
| 紧盯 | jǐn dīng | to gaze; to stare fixedly |
| 盯牢 | dīng láo | to gaze intently at; to scrutinize |
| 盯梢 | dīng shāo | to follow sb; to tail; to shadow |