Meaning
eye
Chinese: 眼睛，也指眼力、关键处。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yan” becomes a different word in each tone. 眼 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 眼睛yǎn jingeye
- 眼前yǎn qiánbefore one's eyes; now; at present
- 眼镜yǎn jìngspectacles; eyeglasses
- 眼泪yǎn lèitear; teardrop
- 眼光yǎn guānggaze; insight; foresight; vision
Example Sentence
我的眼睛有点儿累。Wǒ de yǎn jing yǒu diǎnr lèi.My eyes are a bit tired.
我wǒI的deof眼睛yǎn jingeye有点儿yǒu diǎn rslightly累lěito accumulate。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The eye radical 目 (meaning) plus 艮 (gèn, sound): the organ for seeing — the ‘eye’.
A way to remember it
An eye (目) + the sound 艮 — the eye.
Easy to confuse with
- 跟‘Heel / to follow’: shares the 艮 sound, but with the foot radical 足.