瞪

dèng

verb HSK 7 #8,119

Meanings

Lǎoshī dèngle tā yī yǎn.

The teacher glared at him.

Tā qì de dèngdàle yǎnjing.

He was so angry he opened his eyes wide.

Bié dèngzhe wǒ kàn!

Stop staring at me!

usage

瞪眼 (dèngyǎn) means to glare angrily. 目瞪口呆 (mùdèngkǒudāi) is a common idiom meaning 'dumbstruck' — eyes staring and mouth agape.

memory

The eye radical 目 on the left plus 登 (dēng, to climb/ascend) on the right — imagine your eyes climbing wide open in shock.

瞪 dèng