Memory phrase for the character: 眼

眼

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Meaning

eye, classifier for hollow things (wells, pots)

Pronunciation

 yǎn

Explanation

 Left: eye 目, right: not good 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good')

Mnemonic
 
One eye (only) is not good, but it is still an eye.

Radicals

目 eyeImage of an eye with a central pupil 口.
艮 not goodThis 良 is the character for "good", but since the accent is missing it is understood as "not good".
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 Vocabulary

眼看 yǎn kàn  soon; in a moment
亲眼目睹 qīn yǎn mù dǔ  to see for oneself; to see with one's own eyes
淌眼泪 tǎng yǎn lèi  to shed tears
眼眶 yǎn kuàng  eye socket; rim of the eye
霎眼 shà yǎn  to blink; in an instant; in the twinkle of an eye
觑觑眼 qù qù yǎn  myopia; nearsightedness; shortsightedness
眼花缭乱 yǎn huā liáo luàn  to be dazzled
鳄鱼眼泪 è yú yǎn lèi  crocodile tears; fig. hypocritical words of sympathy
眼睑 yǎn jiǎn  eyelid
一眨眼 yī zhǎ yǎn  in a wink
眨眼 zhǎ yǎn  to blink; to wink; in the twinkling of an eye
眨眼 zhǎ yǎn  

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