瞄

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to take aim; (fig.) to aim one's looks at; to glance at

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Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

目 meaning “eye” + 苗 sound ( miáo )

Components 目苗

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目 eye + tomato seedling + eyeball

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
望远瞄准镜	wàng yuǎn miáo zhǔn jìng	telescopic sight; scope (on a rifle)
超前瞄准	chāo qián miáo zhǔn	to aim in front of a moving target
瞄一眼	miáo yī yǎn	to shoot a glance at
瞄准具	miáo zhǔn jù	sighting device; sight (for a firearm etc)
瞄准	miáo zhǔn	to take aim at; to target

Characters sharing the sound component 苗 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
苗 sound part	miáo	sprouts; Miao nationality
猫	māo	cat
描	miáo	to copy, to depict, to sketch, to trace
锚	máo	anchor
喵	miāo	a cat's meow
鹋	miáo	emu