眼

On the HSK 5 vocabulary list, at CEFR level B2.

yǎn ㄧㄢˇ

    • eye
    • a look a glance

      often used with 一[yi1]

    • small hole
    • salient point

      bound form

    • classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc

Classifiers (measure words)

eye

small hole

Other words read yǎn

In the same tone

  • 广 yǎn "house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc
  • 演 yǎn perform
  • 掩 yǎn conceal
  • 衍 yǎn spread out
  • 偃 yǎn lie supine

All 30 words read yǎn

yan with other tones

  • 言 yán words
  • 盐 yán salt
  • 烟 yān smoke
  • 沿 yán along
  • 严 yán tight

All 97 words read yan in any tone

Other words read yǎn

In the same tone

  • 廣 guǎng wide
  • 演 yǎn perform
  • 掩 yǎn conceal
  • 衍 yǎn spread out
  • 偃 yǎn lie supine

All 30 words read yǎn

yan with other tones

  • 言 yán words
  • 鹽 yán salt
  • 煙 yān smoke
  • 菸 yān tobacco
  • 沿 yán along

All 97 words read yan in any tone

How 眼 is written

    部首 radical
    目
    笔画 strokes
    11, with 6 after the 部首
    结构 structure
    左右结构
    偏旁 parts
    目艮
    形旁 meaning
    目
    声旁 sound
    艮

    Easy to confuse with 眼

    Words with 眼

    Starting with 眼

    All 117 words starting with 眼

    Ending with 眼

    • 一眼 yīyǎn glance
    • 双眼 shuāngyǎn two eyes
    • 亲眼 qīnyǎn personally
    • 着眼 zhuóyǎn concentrate
    • 榜眼 bǎngyǎn candidate who came second in the Han-lin examination

    All 173 words ending with 眼

    Containing 眼

    All 126 words containing 眼

    Words with 眼

    Starting with 眼

    All 117 words starting with 眼

    Ending with 眼

    • 一眼 yīyǎn glance
    • 雙眼 shuāngyǎn two eyes
    • 親眼 qīnyǎn personally
    • 著眼 zhuóyǎn concentrate
    • 榜眼 bǎngyǎn candidate who came second in the Han-lin examination

    All 173 words ending with 眼

    Containing 眼

    All 126 words containing 眼

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