(yǎn jīng) - eye, eyes in Mandarin
yǎnjīngTraditional: 眼睛
Translation
eye, eyes
Word origin
A compound of 眼 (yǎn, 'eye') and 睛 (jīng, 'eyeball'), both built on the eye radical. Each character is a phono-semantic compound of 目 (mù, 'eye') plus a phonetic element (艮 gèn in 眼, 青 qīng in 睛).
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 眼 (yǎn, 'eye') + 睛 (jīng, 'eyeball'); both = 目 (eye) + phonetic
Stroke order
眼
睛
Examples
双。
She has a pair of beautiful eyes.
红，。
Your eyes are very red, rest a bit.
，深。
Close your eyes and breathe deeply.
。
The child's eyes are especially bright.
。
Her eyes are big and bright.
眼睛 (yǎn jīng) means eye or eyes. 眼 alone can also mean eye in compounds (眼科, ophthalmology; 眼泪, tears), while 睛 specifically refers to the pupil or eyeball. The measure word for a pair of eyes is 双 (shuāng): 一双眼睛. Common expressions include 眨眼睛 (to blink), 闭眼睛 (to close eyes), and 睁眼睛 (to open eyes). 眼睛大 means having large/open eyes, considered attractive in Chinese culture.
Used in
Grammar articles
(1)Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Go to my review queueThis word is part of lesson 11.