眼 (yǎn): meaning and stroke order
眼 (yǎn) means eye (只双), (often used with 一) a look; a glance, small hole, (bound form) salient point.
眼
- Simplified
- 眼
- Traditional
- 眼 (same form)
- Pinyin
- yǎn
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Stroke order of 眼
眼
- yǎn eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]); (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance
- 11 strokes
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Meaning of 眼
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yǎn
- eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1])
- (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance
- small hole
- (bound form) salient point
- classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc
Radical and structure
- 眼
- Radical 目 (Kangxi radical 109) · 11 strokes · 目 on the left, 艮 on the right
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
Words with 眼
- 一眼 yī yǎn a glance; a quick look
- 眼前 yǎn qián before one's eyes; now
- 眼看 yǎn kàn soon; in a moment
- 眼镜 yǎn jìng spectacles; eyeglasses
- 眼圈 yǎn quān rim of the eye; eye socket
- 眼泪 yǎn lèi tear; teardrop; CL:滴[di1]
- 眼睛 yǎn jing eye; CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]
- 火眼金睛 huǒ yǎn jīn jīng piercing eyes; discerning eyes
- 眼界 yǎn jiè (lit. and fig.) field of vision; scope; horizon
眼 in our stories
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老杜接过鞋，冲她眨眨眼：“你看，我哪有时间孤独？”
lǎo Dù jiē guò xié chòng tā zhǎ zhǎ yǎn nǐ kàn wǒ nǎyǒu shíjiān gūdú
Old Du took the boot and winked at her: "You see? When would I have time to be lonely?"
From the story Old Du on the corner HSK 6
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白骨精丢下一具假尸体逃走了。在唐僧眼里，悟空却是打死了一个好心送饭的姑娘。
Báigǔjīng diūxià yí jù jiǎ shītǐ táozǒu le zài Táng Sēng yǎn lǐ Wùkōng què shì dǎ sǐ le yí gè hǎoxīn sòng fàn de gūniang
The demon escaped, leaving a false corpse behind. In Tang Seng's eyes, though, Wukong had killed a kind girl bringing them food.
From the story Monkey strikes the White Bone Demon three times HSK 6
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他的左眼变成了太阳，右眼变成了月亮，四肢化作了高山，血液流成了江河。
tā de zuǒ yǎn biànchéng le tàiyáng yòu yǎn biànchéng le yuèliang sìzhī huàzuò le gāoshān xuèyè liú chéng le jiānghé
His left eye became the sun, his right eye the moon; his limbs turned into mountains and his blood flowed into rivers.
From the story Pangu separates heaven and earth HSK 7–9 · Level 7
Stories using 眼
- Old Du on the corner HSK 6
- Monkey strikes the White Bone Demon three times HSK 6
- Pangu separates heaven and earth HSK 7–9 · Level 7
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).