HSK 2

(yǎn): eye

yǎn

eye

Pinyin

yǎn

HSK Level

Level 2

Characters

1

English Meaning

eye

How to Write (yǎn)

is written in 11 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of

A phono-semantic compound: 目 (eye) carries the meaning, and 艮 hints at the pronunciation.

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

eye
blunt

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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

眼光

yǎnguāng

眼睛

yǎnjing

眼神

yǎnshén

眼色

yǎnsè

眼镜

yǎnjìng

耀眼

yàoyǎn

心眼儿

xīnyǎnr

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