眼 yǎn eye
eye; gaze
How to remember 眼: 目 eye + 艮 stubborn = eye. The optician aims the drops at the boy's eye, but he is stubborn and squeezes it shut, first one eye and then the other.
Component breakdown
眼 = 目 eye + 艮 stubborn
- 目 eye
- 艮 stubborn
The optician aims the drops at the boy's eye, but he is stubborn and squeezes it shut, first one eye and then the other.
How it is used
- The "eye" root - 眼睛 (yǎnjing) eye, 眼镜 (yǎnjìng) glasses (note: same characters' pinyin differs only by tone on 睛/镜).
- Extends to gaze/attention - 眼光 (yǎnguāng) vision/insight, 亲眼 (qīnyǎn) with one's own eyes. 眼看 (yǎnkàn) = (something is) about to happen.
Words with 眼
- 眼睛yǎnjingeyeHSK 2
- 眼镜yǎnjìngglassesHSK 4
- 眼前yǎnqiánbefore one's eyesHSK 4
- 眼泪yǎnlèitearHSK 5
- 眼光yǎnguānggazeHSK 6
- 眼看yǎnkànsoonHSK 6
- 亲眼qīnyǎnwith one's own eyesHSK 7
- 字眼zìyǎnwordingHSK 7
- 心眼儿xīnyǎnrone's thoughtsHSK 7
- 眼下yǎnxiànowHSK 7
- 眼界yǎnjièfield of visionHSK 7
- 眼红yǎnhóngto covetHSK 7
- 眼色yǎnsèsignal made with one's eyesHSK 7
- 着眼zhuóyǎnto have one's eyes on (a goal)HSK 7
- 转眼zhuǎnyǎnin a flashHSK 7
- 刺眼cìyǎnto dazzleHSK 8
- 抢眼qiǎngyǎneye-catchingHSK 8
- 显眼xiǎnyǎnconspicuousHSK 9
- 眉开眼笑méikāi-yǎnxiàobrows raised in delight, eyes laughingHSK 9
- 眨眼zhǎyǎnto blinkHSK 9
- 眼神yǎnshénexpression or emotion showing in one's eyesHSK 9
- 耀眼yàoyǎnto dazzleHSK 9
Example sentences
- 不同的颜色一眼就能区别出来。 Bùtóng de yánsè yīyǎn jiù néng qūbié chūlái.You can differentiate between different colors with one glance.
- 她的眼睛很漂亮。 Tā de yǎnjing hěn piàoliang.Her eyes are beautiful.
- 她戴着一副眼镜。 Tā dàizhe yī fù yǎnjìng.She is wearing a pair of glasses.
- 她们感动得流下了眼泪。 Tāmen gǎndòng de liúxiale yǎnlèi.They're moved to tears.