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眼 yǎn

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眼 yǎn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yǎn | yan3
English translation
eye
small hole
crux (of a matter)
CL:隻 zhī
>只 zhǐ [zhī],雙 shuāng
>双 Shuāng [shuāng]
classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc)
eyelet, hole, opening

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About 眼 yǎn

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

眼 yǎn

Contains the radical

目 mù

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

eye

Etymology of 眼 yǎn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰目艮

Semantic compound

目 mù

Phonetic compound

艮 gěn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 目 mù represents the meaning and 艮 gěn represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 眼 yǎn

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他 tā 在 zài 会议 huìyì 上 shǎng 斜 xié 着 zhāo 眼 yǎn 看 kān 我 wǒ .

He looked sideways at me in the meeting.

他 tā 眯 mí 起 qǐ 眼 yǎn 透过 tòu guò 望远镜 wàng yuǎn jìng 看 kān .

He squinted through the telescope.

他 tā 眼睛 yǎnjing 眯成一条缝 féng ,嘴巴 zuǐ ba 微微 wēi wēi 咧开,不以为然 bù yǐ wéi rán 地 de 轻轻 qīng qīng “ 哼 hēng ” 了 le 一声 yī shēng .

His eyes narrowed and his mouth widened slightly with the ghost of a superior " Hm! "

司机 sījī 识时务 shí shí wù 地 de 眯 mí 着 zhāo 眼 yǎn 向前 xiàng qián 望 wàng 着 zhāo ,把 bǎ 汽车 qì chē 速度 sùdù 加快 jiā kuài 了 le 一些 yī xiē .

The driver squinted judiciously ahead and built up the speed of the truck a little.

他 tā 眯 mí 起 qǐ 眼睛 yǎnjing 看 kān 着 zhāo 她 tā . 她 tā 看上去 kàn shang qu 成熟 chéngshú 多 duō 了 le , 激动 jīdòng 得 dé 容光焕发 róng guāng huàn fā .

He narrowed his eyes at her. She looked a lot more mature, and brilliantly excited.

Words with 眼 yǎn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
眼睛 yǎnjing eye眼睛 yǎnjing
眼 yǎn eye眼 yǎn
眼前 yǎn qián now眼前 yǎn qián
眼神 yǎnshén wink眼神 yǎnshén
眼泪 yǎn lèi tears眼淚
眼镜 yǎnjìng spectacles眼鏡
一眼 yī yǎn a glance一眼 yī yǎn
亲眼 qīn yǎn personally親眼
眼光 yǎnguāng gaze眼光 yǎnguāng
眼球 yǎn qiú eyeball眼球 yǎn qiú
眼下 yǎn xià now眼下 yǎn xià
眼看 yǎn kàn soon眼看 yǎn kàn
眼睁睁 yǎn zhēng zhēng to stare blankly眼睜睜
眼中 yǎn zhōng in one's eyes眼中 yǎn zhōng
耀眼 yàoyǎn to dazzle耀眼 yàoyǎn
眨眼 zhǎ yǎn to blink眨眼 zhǎ yǎn
眼皮 yǎn pí eyelid眼皮 yǎn pí
着眼 zhuó yǎn having sth in mind著眼
眼熟 yǎn shú familiar-looking眼熟 yǎn shú
眼圈 yǎn quān rim of the eye眼圈 yǎn quān
眼线 yǎn xiàn informer眼線
字眼 zì yǎn wording字眼 zì yǎn
显眼 xiǎn yǎn conspicuous顯眼
眼科 yǎn kē ophthalmology眼科 yǎn kē

眼 yǎn Decomposition & Compounds

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眼 yǎn Decomposition

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