眼 yǎn — œil ; un regard, un coup d’œil ; un petit trou, une ouverture ; spécificatif pour les puits et les sources

Pinyin

• yǎn (third tone, dipping)

œil ; un regard, un coup d’œil ; un petit trou, une ouverture ; spécificatif pour les puits et les sources

Décomposition du caractère

• 目meaning partLa clé de l’œil, redressée par la colonne d’écriture.
• 艮sound partno entry yet艮 gèn pour le son ; le même phonétique que dans 很, 跟 et 银.

Mnemonic

L’œil 目 avec 艮 pour le son. 目 est le mot le plus ancien, aujourd’hui surtout littéraire : le nom courant est donc 眼睛 — avec 睛, le même œil plus 青 pour le son, caractère qui n’existe guère que dans ce couple. Aussi 眼镜 les lunettes, et 看一眼, jeter un coup d’œil, compté au regard.

A memory aid written by HSK Guide editors. It is not an etymology and does not describe the historical origin of the character.

Mots contenant 眼

• 眼yǎn (third tone, dipping)eye
• 眼睛yǎnjing (third tone, dipping)œil, yeux
• 眼前yǎn (third tone, dipping) qián (second tone, rising)before one's eyes
• 眼神yǎn (third tone, dipping) shén (second tone, rising)expression or emotion showing in one's eyes
• 眼泪/眼淚yǎn (third tone, dipping) lèi (fourth tone, falling)tears
• 眼镜/眼鏡yǎn (third tone, dipping) jìng (fourth tone, falling)spectacles
• 眼里/眼裡yǎnli (third tone, dipping)In the eyes
• 眼光yǎn (third tone, dipping) guāng (first tone, high and level)gaze
• 亲眼/親眼qīn (first tone, high and level) yǎn (third tone, dipping)with one's own eyes
• 眼下yǎn (third tone, dipping) xià (fourth tone, falling)now
• 眼看yǎn (third tone, dipping) kàn (fourth tone, falling)soon
• 耀眼yào (fourth tone, falling) yǎn (third tone, dipping)to dazzle
• 着眼/著眼zhuó (second tone, rising) yǎn (third tone, dipping)to have one's eyes on (a goal)
• 眨眼zhǎ (third tone, dipping) yǎn (third tone, dipping)to blink
• 字眼zì (fourth tone, falling) yǎn (third tone, dipping)wording
• 一眼yī (first tone, high and level) yǎn (third tone, dipping)a glance
• 显眼/顯眼xiǎn (third tone, dipping) yǎn (third tone, dipping)conspicuous
• 不起眼bù (fourth tone, falling) qǐ (third tone, dipping) yǎn (third tone, dipping)unremarkable
• 眼界yǎn (third tone, dipping) jiè (fourth tone, falling)ken
• 转眼/轉眼zhuǎn (third tone, dipping) yǎn (third tone, dipping)in a flash
• 抢眼/搶眼qiǎng (third tone, dipping) yǎn (third tone, dipping)eye-catching
• 眼色yǎn (third tone, dipping) sè (fourth tone, falling)a wink
• 眼红/眼紅yǎn (third tone, dipping) hóng (second tone, rising)to covet
• 红眼/紅眼hóng (second tone, rising) yǎn (third tone, dipping)to become infuriated
• 眉开眼笑/眉開眼笑méi (second tone, rising) kāi (first tone, high and level) yǎn (third tone, dipping) xiào (fourth tone, falling)brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy
• 心眼儿/心眼兒xīn (first tone, high and level) yǎn (third tone, dipping) r (neutral tone)one's thoughts
• 见钱眼开/見錢眼開jiàn (fourth tone, falling) qián (second tone, rising) yǎn (third tone, dipping) kāi (first tone, high and level)to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain
• 着眼于/著眼於zhuóyǎn (second tone, rising) yú (second tone, rising)Focus on

Radical 目 — other characters

• 看kàn (fourth tone, falling) kān (first tone, high and level)regarder, voir, lire ; considérer, juger ; rendre visite à ; consulter (un médecin) ; (kān) garder, surveiller
• 目mù (fourth tone, falling)œil ; rubrique, entrée d’une liste (目录 une table des matières)
• 睡shuì (fourth tone, falling)dormir ; s’allonger pour dormir