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眼

yǎn

HSK 2 Character Measure word 只、双

What 眼 means

1. eye
2. (often used with {一|yī}) a look; a glance
3. small hole
4. bound formsalient point
5. classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc

Example sentences

• 你很顺眼。
  Nǐ hěn shùnyǎn.
  You're very good-looking.
• 眼见为凭。
  Yǎn jiàn wéi píng.
  To see is to believe.
• 她闭着眼。
  Tā bìzhe yǎn.
  She has her eyes closed.
• 肉眼可见。
  Ròuyǎn kějiàn.
  It is visible to the naked eye.
• 他戴眼镜。
  He is wearing glasses.
• 张开眼睛。
  Open your eyes.

Words starting with 眼

• 眼睛yǎn jingeye
• 眼镜yǎn jìngspectacles; eyeglasses
• 眼前yǎn qiánbefore one's eyes; now; at present
• 眼神yǎn shénexpression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance; wink
• 眼光yǎn guānggaze; insight; foresight
• 眼下yǎn xiànow; at present; (anatomy) subocular
• 眼色yǎn sèsignal made with one's eyes; meaningful glance
• 眼泪yǎn lèitear; teardrop
• 眼中yǎn zhōngin (sb's) eyes
• 眼看yǎn kànsoon; in a moment; to look on as sth happens
• 眼角yǎn jiǎoouter or inner corner of the eye; canthus
• 眼眶yǎn kuàngeye socket; rim of the eye
• 眼皮yǎn píeyelid
• 眼球yǎn qiúeyeball; (fig.) attention
• 眼圈yǎn quānrim of the eye; eye socket
• 眼见yǎn jiànto see with one's own eyes; very soon
• 眼珠yǎn zhūone's eyes; eyeball
• 眼睁睁yǎn zhēng zhēngto stare blankly; to look on helplessly; to look on unfeelingly
• 眼界yǎn jiè(lit. and fig.) field of vision; scope; horizon
• 眼花缭乱yǎn huā liáo luànto be dazzled
• 眼帘yǎn liáneyes (in literature); eyesight
• 眼底yǎn dǐfundus of the eye (containing the choroid, retina, optic nerve etc); inside the eye…
• 眼珠子yǎn zhū zieyeball; fig. the apple of one's eye (i.e. favorite person)
• 眼眸yǎn móueyes

Words containing 眼

• 耀眼yào yǎnto dazzle; dazzling
• 心眼儿xīn yǎn rone's thoughts; mind; intention
• 双眼shuāng yǎnthe two eyes
• 着眼zhuó yǎnto have one's eyes on (a goal); having sth in mind; to concentrate
• 亲眼qīn yǎnwith one's own eyes; personally
• 转眼zhuǎn yǎnin a flash; in the blink of an eye; to glance
• 字眼zì yǎnwording
• 显眼xiǎn yǎnconspicuous; eye-catching; glamorous
• 白眼bái yǎnto give sb a dirty look; to cast a supercilious glance; a disdainful look
• 不起眼bù qǐ yǎnunremarkable; nothing out of the ordinary
• 顺眼shùn yǎnpleasing to the eye; nice to look at
• 睁眼zhēng yǎnto open one's eyes
• 放眼fàng yǎnto survey; to view broadly
• 满眼mǎn yǎn(of tears etc) filling the eyes; (of scenery etc) filling one's field of view
• 刺眼cì yǎnto dazzle; to offend the eyes; dazzling
• 眨眼zhǎ yǎnto blink; to wink; in the twinkling of an eye
• 转眼间zhuǎn yǎn jiānin the blink of an eye
• 心眼xīn yǎnheart; intention; conscience
• 泪眼lèi yǎntearful eyes
• 亲眼目睹qīn yǎn mù dǔto see for oneself; to see with one's own eyes
• 放在眼里fàng zài yǎn lǐto pay attention to; to care about; to attach importance to
• 冷眼lěng yǎncool eye; fig. detached; (treating) with indifference
• 瞪眼dèng yǎnto open one's eyes wide; to stare; to glare (at sb)
• 一转眼yī zhuǎn yǎnin the blink of an eye

Characters that look like 眼

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 根gēnroot; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
• 眠miánto sleep; to hibernate
• 稀xīsparse; scattered; rare; uncommon; diluted; thin; watery
• 睐làito glance; to look askance at
• 猥wěihumble; rustic; plentiful
• 赈zhènto provide relief; to aid

Sounds the same

Read yǎn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 演to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show); (bound form) to develop; to play out…
• 衍to spread out; to develop; to overflow
• 掩to cover up; to conceal; to close (a door, book etc)…
• 琰gem; glitter of gems
• 广"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序…
• 鼹mole
• 偃to lie supine; to stop; to fall down
• 奄suddenly; abruptly; hastily
• 魇to have a nightmare
• 俨majestic; dignified
• 兖used in 兖州
• 弇to cover; trap