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盯

cjk unified ideograph-76ef

Chinese character 盯

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In Mandarin, 盯 means to stare at or watch closely. 盯着屏幕 is focused attention; 盯梢 means secretly following someone, so 盯 aimed at a person can feel intrusive.

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What 盯 means

It means staring or watching closely.

The Chinese dictionary 《玉篇》 gives its meaning as “to look.”

Direct and focused; aimed at a person, 盯 can suggest close monitoring.

In 盯着我, context decides whether “watching me” sounds neutral or controlling.

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Don't confuse it with

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钉
CJK Unified Ideograph-9489
“盯还是钉” asks which character you mean. As a noun, 钉 shares 盯’s Mandarin pronunciation; as a verb, it has another reading meaning “fasten.” 钉梢 is also recorded as a variant of 盯梢.

Combination ideas

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Focused attention on a screen.
Keep watch on him; do not let him slip away.
Secretly follow someone; surveillance is implied.

How to type or find 盯

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盯 meaning · dīng · 盯着 · 盯住 · 盯梢 · 盯防 · 盯人 · 盯视
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Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 76EF, then AltX to get 盯.
Windows
⊞Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win .).
macOS
⌃Control+⌘Command+␣SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “cjk unified ideograph-76ef”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 76ef, then Enter or Space.
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HTML hex
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content: "\76EF";
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%E7%9B%AF
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