zhǔ

to gaze at

to stare at

eye (目) + sound (属) = to gaze intently

目 anchors the meaning firmly in sight and looking. 属 is phonetic, approximating the zhǔ sound rather than adding visual meaning.

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EyeSemantic

这场比赛引人目,大家都很期待。

zhè chǎng bǐ sài yǐn rén zhǔ mù,dà jiā dōu hěn qī dài。

this match draws everyone's gaze; everyone is looking forward to it.

他的新发明举世目,受到很多关注。

tā de xīn fā míng jǔ shì zhǔ mù,shòu dào hěn duō guān zhù。

his new invention has the whole world staring at it, attracting a lot of attention.

Words with 瞩

高瞻远瞩

gāo zhān yuǎn zhǔ

to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view

瞩望

zhǔ wàng

to look forward to

瞩目

zhǔ mù

to focus attention upon

举世瞩目

jǔ shì zhǔ mù

to receive worldwide attention

More characters with 目