Memory phrase for the character: 瞪

瞪

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Meaning

to stare at, to open (one's eyes) wide, to glare at

Pronunciation

dèng

Explanation

 Left: eye 目, right: climb, ascend 登 (The volcano 癶 spits beans 豆: let's ascend it)

Mnemonic
 
The eyes wide open like a volcano spitting beans, when he stares at me.

Radicals

目 eyeImage of an eye with a central pupil 口.
登 climb up
癶 volcanoIn 业 an empty volcanic vent is shown and the mountain is in 癶 full of rising smoke.
豆 beanshows eating / sacrificial vessel with a high round base, and is also interpreted as a drum.




 Vocabulary

目瞪口呆 mù dèng kǒu dāi  dumbstruck (idiom); stupefied; stunned
迷瞪 mí dèng  puzzled; bewildered; infatuated
瞪羚 dèng líng  gazelle
瞪羚 dèng líng  

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