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.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 侧目.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 两侧 (兩側) | liǎng cè | two sides; both sides |
| 东侧 (東側) | dōng cè | east side; east face |
| 侧面 (側面) | cè miàn | lateral side; side |
| 西侧 (西側) | xī cè | west side; west face |
| 右侧 (右側) | yòu cè | right side |
| 左侧 (左側) | zuǒ cè | left side |
| 目前 | mù qián | at the present time; currently |
| 项目 (項目) | xiàng mù | item; 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.