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Chinese symbol for “spies”

耳目
ěr mù
eyes and ears; sb's attention or notice; information; knowledge

The closest CC-CEDICT match for spies is 耳目 (ěr mù), defined as: eyes and ears; sb's attention or notice; information; knowledge; spies.

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

耳 ěr
ear; to hear, to hear of; handle
radical 128 ⽿ · 6 strokes
目 mù
eye; to look, to see; division, topic
radical 109 ⽬ · 5 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 耳目.

WordPinyinMeaning
耳朵ěr duoear; 只 (zhī),个 (gè),对 (duì)
耳机 (耳機)ěr jīheadphones; earphones
耳光ěr guānga slap on the face; 记 (jì)
耳环 (耳環)ěr huánearring; 只 (zhī),对 (duì)
木耳mù ěrwood ear; jelly ear (edible fungus); measure word: 朵 (duǒ)
目前mù qiánat the present time; currently
项目 (項目)xiàng mùitem; project; (sports) event
目标 (目標)mù biāotarget; goal

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.

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