刺 cì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 朿 thorn, sting, prickle 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
刺眼
cìyǎn
dazzling; harsh on the eyes
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 展厅的灯光过于刺眼，反而削弱了作品本身的层次感。 Zhǎntīng de dēngguāng guòyú cìyǎn, fǎn'ér xuēruò le zuòpǐn běnshēn de céngcìgǎn. The lighting in the exhibition hall was too dazzling and instead weakened the sense of depth in the works themselves.
- 中午的阳光太刺眼，我只好戴上墨镜。 Zhōngwǔ de yángguāng tài cìyǎn, wǒ zhǐhǎo dàishàng mòjìng. The midday sun was too dazzling, so I had to put on sunglasses.
- 他半夜打开手机，屏幕的光特别刺眼。 Tā bànyè dǎkāi shǒujī, píngmù de guāng tèbié cìyǎn. He turned on his phone in the middle of the night, and the light of the screen was very harsh on the eyes.
Related words
- 刺 cì thorn; to prick
- 刺激 cìjī exciting; to stimulate
- 冲刺 chōngcì to sprint; to make a final push
- 刺耳 cì'ěr ear-piercing; grating
- 刺骨 cìgǔ bone-piercing; bitterly cold
- 刺绣 cìxiù embroidery; to embroider
- 讽刺 fěngcì to satirise; to mock; to ridicule
- 眼 yǎn eye
- 眼睛 yǎnjing eyes
- 眼前 yǎnqián before one's eyes
- 眼镜 yǎnjìng glasses
- 眼泪 yǎnlèi tears