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Meaning of 眼

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Setting
眼HSK 2
Pinyin: yǎn
English Definition: eye; small hole; crux (of a matter); Classifiers: 只 ; classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc)
Chinese Definition:
①人和动物的视觉器官：眼睛。眼底。眼力。眼色。眼神。眼帘。眼目。眼疾手快。
②见识，对事物的看法：眼光远大。眼界开阔。
③孔洞，窟窿：炮眼。针眼儿。泉眼。
④关节，要点：节骨眼儿。字眼儿。
⑤戏曲中的节拍：一板三眼。
⑥当前：眼前利益。眼下。
⑦量词：一眼井。
⑧围棋术语，一方子中所留的空儿，在这个空儿中对方不能下成活棋。
Total strokes: 11; Radical: 目
Pictophonetic:艮 indicates the sound; 目 (eye) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 目 [ mù ] eye; to look, to see; division, topic
    • 艮 [ gěn ] blunt; tough, chewy
Similar Characters: 限
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Example Words
眼前 yǎn qián before one's eyes; now; at present
眼光HSK 6 yǎn guāng gaze; insight; foresight; vision; way of looking at things
眼泪 yǎn lèi tears; crying; Classifiers: 滴
着眼 zhuó yǎn to have one's eyes on (a goal); having sth in mind; to concentrate
眼下 yǎn xià now; at present; subocular (medicine)
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Example Sentences
1
huí tóu
回头
kàn
看
yì yǎn
一眼
Look back for a second.
2
wǒ
我
yòng
用
yǎn jing
眼睛
kàn shū
看书
。
I read with my eyes.
3
wǒ
我
de
的
yǎn jing
眼睛
hěn
很
pí juàn
疲倦
。
My eyes are very tired.
4
tā
她
de
的
dà yǎn jīng
大眼睛
hěn
很
piào liang
漂亮
。
Her big eyes are very pretty.
5
tā
她
shì
是
wǒ
我
yǎn lǐ
眼里
de
的
měi nǚ
美女
。
She is a beauty in my eyes.
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