眼

yǎn

eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1])

(often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance; small hole; (bound form) salient point; classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc

eye radical (目) + phonetic (艮) = the eye

目 is the semantic core, an ancient pictograph of an eye turned on its side. 艮 contributes the pronunciation and does not add meaning here.

目+艮→眼
目EyeSemantic
艮A trigram symbolPhonetic

他往窗外看了一眼,发现天黑了。

tā wǎng chuāng wài kàn le yī yǎn , fā xiàn tiān hēi le 。

he glanced out the window and noticed it had gotten dark.

院子里有一眼老井,已经很多年没人用了。

yuàn zi lǐ yǒu yī yǎn lǎo jǐng , yǐ jīng hěn duō nián méi rén yòng le 。

in the courtyard there is an old well that no one has used for many years.

Words with 眼

眼见

yǎn jiàn

to see with one's own eyes

隐形眼镜

yǐn xíng yǎn jìng

contact lens

丢人现眼

diū rén xiàn yǎn

to make an exhibition of oneself

眼球

yǎn qiú

eyeball

眼目

yǎn mù

eyes

眼圈

yǎn quān

rim of the eye

睁眼

zhēng yǎn

to open one's eyes

着眼

zhuó yǎn

to have one's eyes on (a goal)

眼袋

yǎn dài

puffiness under the eyes

放在眼里

fàng zài yǎn lǐ

to pay attention to

心眼

xīn yǎn

heart

眼珠子

yǎn zhū zi

eyeball

More characters with 目

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