yǎn

eye; eyelet, hole, opening

HSK 2 #281

DEFINITIONS

眼 yǎn
  • eye
  • small hole
  • crux (of a matter)
  • CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]
  • classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc)

STROKES

WORDS

眵 yǎn chī mucus in the eyes
睛吃冰淇淋 yǎn jing chī bīng qí lín (slang) (Tw) to be checking out the hotties
睜睜 yǎn zhēng zhēng to stare blankly; to look on helplessly; to look on unfeelingly
瞎耳聋 yǎn xiā ěr lóng to be deaf and blind (idiom)
瞎耳聾 yǎn xiā ěr lóng to be deaf and blind (idiom)
瞓 yǎn fèn sleepy (Cantonese); Mandarin equivalent: 睏|困[kun4]
瞼 yǎn jiǎn eyelid
神不好 yǎn shén bù hǎo to have poor eyesight
神不济 yǎn shén bù jì to have poor eyesight
神不濟 yǎn shén bù jì to have poor eyesight
科学 yǎn kē xué ophthalmology
科學 yǎn kē xué ophthalmology
科医生 yǎn kē yī shēng ophthalmologist
科醫生 yǎn kē yī shēng ophthalmologist
穿肠断 yǎn chuān cháng duàn waiting anxiously (idiom)
穿腸斷 yǎn chuān cháng duàn waiting anxiously (idiom)
窩 yǎn wō eye socket
簾 yǎn lián eyes (in literature); eyesight
紅 yǎn hóng to covet; envious; jealous; green with envy; infuriated; furious
纹噪鹛 yǎn wén zào méi (bird species of China) spotted laughingthrush (Garrulax ocellatus)
紋噪鶥 yǎn wén zào méi (bird species of China) spotted laughingthrush (Garrulax ocellatus)
纹黄山雀 yǎn wén huáng shān què (bird species of China) Himalayan black-lored tit (Machlolophus xanthogenys)
紋黃山雀 yǎn wén huáng shān què (bird species of China) Himalayan black-lored tit (Machlolophus xanthogenys)
線 yǎn xiàn informer; snitch; spy; scout; (cosmetics) eye line
线液 yǎn xiàn yè eyeliner (cosmetics)