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Character Decomposition
眼=目+艮
Etymology
eye
Meanings
eye
(often used with 一 yī) a look; a glance
small hole
(bound form) salient point
classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc
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Words with 眼 1030 total
(coll.) to know the ropes · an expert懂眼dǒng yǎnto be an irksome presence (i.e. sth or sb one wishes were not there)碍眼ài yǎnto open one's eyes wide · to stare · to glare (at sb) · to scowl瞪眼dèng yǎnhole or bite mark in a plant made by an insect虫眼chóng yǎnelegant, almond-shaped eyes with the inner canthus pointing down and the outer canthus up, like the eye of a phoenix凤眼fèng yǎnto survey · to view broadly放眼fàng yǎnto give sb a dirty look; to cast a supercilious glance · a disdainful look白眼bái yǎnto drill or bore a hole · to attract attention · conspicuous打眼dǎ yǎnkey word词眼cí yǎnommatidium (single component of insect's compound eye) · one eye (i.e. one's left or right eye)单眼dān yǎnto close one's eyes · to get to sleep合眼hé yǎnmeasure in traditional Chinese music · orderliness板眼bǎn yǎntearful eyes泪眼lèi yǎnto become infuriated · to see red · envious · jealous · covetous · pink eye (conjunctivitis) · red-eye (flight)(photography) red eye红眼hóng yǎncorn (callus on the foot)鸡眼jī yǎn
Idioms with 眼 191 total Chain
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