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Chinese symbol for “surprised”

侧目
cè mù
Traditional: 側目
to raise eyebrows; to cast sidelong glances (expressing fear or indignation); shocked; surprised

The closest CC-CEDICT match for surprised is 侧目 (cè mù), defined as: to raise eyebrows; to cast sidelong glances (expressing fear or indignation); shocked; surprised.

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

侧 cè
side; to slant, to lean, to incline
radical 9 ⼈ · 8 strokes
目 mù
eye; to look, to see; division, topic
radical 109 ⽬ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 侧目.

WordPinyinMeaning
两侧 (兩側)liǎng cètwo sides; both sides
东侧 (東側)dōng cèeast side; east face
侧面 (側面)cè miànlateral side; side
西侧 (西側)xī cèwest side; west face
右侧 (右側)yòu cèright side
左侧 (左側)zuǒ cèleft side
目前mù qiánat the present time; currently
项目 (項目)xiàng mùitem; project; (sports) event

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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