眼

yǎn

eye; eyelet, hole, opening

How to write 眼, stroke by stroke

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

Pictophonetic: semantic 目 (eye), phonetic 艮

Made of 目 + 艮

眼睛yǎn jingeye
眼前yǎn qiánbefore one's eyes; now; at present
眼神yǎn shénexpression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance; wink; eyesight (dialect)
眼镜yǎn jìngspectacles; eyeglasses
一眼yī yǎna glance; a quick look; a glimpse
眼泪yǎn lèitear; teardrop
双眼shuāng yǎnthe two eyes
眼中yǎn zhōngin (sb's) eyes
眼光yǎn guānggaze; insight; foresight; vision; way of looking at things
屁眼pì yǎnanus
眼看yǎn kànsoon; in a moment; to look on as sth happens
亲眼qīn yǎnwith one's own eyes; personally

她第一眼就吸引了我。
tā dì yī yǎn jiù xī yǐn le wǒ 。
She attracted me at first sight.
你的眼镜掉在地上了。
nǐ de yǎn jìng diào zài dì shàng le 。
Your glasses fell on the floor.
我无法相信自己的眼睛。
wǒ wú fǎ xiàng xìn zì jǐ de yǎn jīng 。
I can't believe my eyes.
他双眼发光地说著。
tā shuāng yǎn fā guāng dì shuō zhù 。
He talked with his eyes shining.
我没法忍住我的眼泪。
wǒ méi fǎ rěn zhù wǒ de yǎn lèi 。
I could not keep the tears from my eyes.