眼 yǎn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 目 — eye
- Made of
- 目 eye 艮 blunt
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
眼前
yǎnqián
before one's eyes
Characters in this word
前 qián
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
Example phrases
- 书在眼前。 Shū zài yǎnqián. The book is before my eyes.
- 眼前有路。 Yǎnqián yǒu lù. There is a road before us.
- 眼前很亮。 Yǎnqián hěn liàng. It is very bright before my eyes.