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HSK
2
yǎn
眼
eye
眼
eye
Composition
Components
艮
silver
艮
silver
目
eye
目
eye
Sounds
y-
Yoshi
y-
Yoshi
-an
pawn shop
-an
pawn shop
3
basement
3
basement
Pinyin
yan3
•
yǎn
Meaning
Primary
eye
Alternatives
eyelet
Mnemonic
[y-] Yoshi
is in the
[3] basement
of the
[-an] pawn shop
, tying on some shoes made of
艮 silver
that he found there in the clearance section. The shoes have
眼 eyes
painted on them. They fit his dinosaur feet perfectly.
Similar Meaning Characters
jīng
睛
eyeball
mù
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eye
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Same Pronunciation
yǎn
演
to perform
yǎn
衍
to develop
yǎn
掩
conceal
yǎn
鼴
mole
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Found In Words
yǎnjīng
眼睛
eye
shùnyǎn
順眼
pleasing to the eye
yǎnpí
眼皮
eyelid
yǎnjìng
眼鏡
glasses
yǎnlèi
眼淚
tears
cìyǎn
刺眼
glaring
qiǎngyǎn
搶眼
eye-catching
xiǎnyǎn
顯眼
conspicuous
zhǎyǎn
眨眼
to blink
dèngyǎn
瞪眼
to glare
yǎnchán
眼饞
to covet
róuyǎnjīng
揉眼睛
to rub one's eyes
yīzhǎyǎn
一眨眼
in the blink of an eye
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