瞪

to open (one's eyes) wide; to stare at; to glare at

17 strokes Dict coverage rank #3,125 U+77AA

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

目 (semantic, “eye”) + 登 (phonetic, dēng)

components: 目登

glare · Heisig RSH #2693

eyeball + stepladder

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 登

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 登 (dēng) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
登 sound component	dēng	to rise, to mount, to board, to climb
橙	chéng	orange
澄	chéng	clear, limpid, pure
邓	dèng	surname
凳	dèng	bench; stool
蹬	dēng	to step on; to wear; to face bad luck
噔	dēng	for (a recipient of pity or sympathy); surname
镫	dèng	lamp; a kind of cooking vessel
簦	dēng	bamboo or straw hat; street-vendor's umbrella

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
大眼瞪小眼	dà yǎn dèng xiǎo yǎn	(idiom) to look at each other, not knowing what to do
吹胡子瞪眼	chuī hú zi dèng yǎn	to get angry; to fume
直眉瞪眼	zhí méi dèng yǎn	to stare angrily or vacantly
干瞪眼	gān dèng yǎn	to watch helplessly
目瞪口呆	mù dèng kǒu dāi	(idiom) dumbstruck; stupefied; stunned
瞪眼	dèng yǎn	to open one's eyes wide; to stare; to glare (at sb); to scowl
瞪鞋摇滚	dèng xié yáo gǔn	shoegaze (music genre)
迷瞪	mí dèng	puzzled; bewildered; infatuated
直瞪瞪	zhí dèng dèng	to stare blankly
瞪羚	dèng líng	gazelle