Chinese symbol for “gaze”
目光
mù guāng
gaze; (fig.) attention; expression in one's eyes; look; (lit. and fig.) sight; vision
The closest CC-CEDICT match for gaze is 目光 (mù guāng), defined as: gaze; (fig.) attention; expression in one's eyes; look; (lit. and fig.) sight; vision.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “gaze”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 眼光 | yǎn guāng | gaze; insight |
| 紧盯 (緊盯) | jǐn dīng | to gaze; to stare fixedly |
| 瞻 | zhān | to gaze; to view |
| 望 | wàng | full moon; to hope |
| 眽 | mò | to gaze; to ogle to look at |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 目光.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 目前 | mù qián | at the present time; currently |
| 项目 (項目) | xiàng mù | item; project; (sports) event |
| 目标 (目標) | mù biāo | target; goal |
| 目的 | mù dì | purpose; aim; goal; target; objective |
| 节目 (節目) | jié mù | (TV or radio) program; show; item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event) |
| 目录 (目錄) | mù lù | catalog; table of contents |
| 阳光 (陽光) | yáng guāng | sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic |
| 曝光 | bào guāng | to expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “gaze”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.