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睑

jiǎn

Character Traditional 瞼

What 睑 means

1. eyelid

Words starting with 睑

• 睑腺炎jiǎn xiàn yán(medicine) stye; hordeolum

Words containing 睑

• 眼睑yǎn jiǎneyelid
• 上睑shàng jiǎnupper eyelid
• 上眼睑shàng yǎn jiǎnupper eyelid
• 下眼睑xià yǎn jiǎnlower eyelid
• 第三眼睑dì sān yǎn jiǎn(zoology) nictitating membrane

Characters built on 佥

These share the phonetic component 佥 (qiān), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 险xiǎndanger; dangerous; rugged
• 检jiǎnto check; to examine; to inspect
• 签qiānto sign one's name; to write brief comments on a document…
• 脸liǎnface
• 剑jiàndouble-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword
• 捡jiǎnto pick up; to collect; to gather
• 敛liǎn(literary) to hold back; (literary) to restrain; to control (oneself); to collect…
• 俭jiǎn(bound form) frugal; thrifty

Characters that look like 睑

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

• 输shūto lose; to be beaten; (bound form) to transport; (literary) to donate; to contribute
• 睡shuìto sleep; to lie down
• 睦mùamicable; harmonious
• 殓liànto prepare a dead body for coffin
• 蜍chúBufo vulgaris; toad
• 眭suīto have a deep or piercing gaze

Sounds the same

Read jiǎn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 检to check; to examine; to inspect
• 简simple; uncomplicated; letter
• 减to lower; to decrease; to reduce
• 剪(bound form) scissors or similar tool; to cut as with scissors; (bound form) to wipe out…
• 捡to pick up; to collect; to gather
• 柬card; note; letter
• 俭(bound form) frugal; thrifty
• 拣to choose; to pick; to sort out
• 蹇lame; cripple; unfortunate
• 茧(bound form) cocoon; (bound form) callus (variant of 趼
• 碱(chemistry) base; alkali; soda
• 謇to speak out boldly