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
眼色
yǎnsè
a meaningful glance; signal given by the eyes
Characters in this word
色 sè
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 色 — color, tint, hue, shade
- Made of
- ⺈ knife 巴 to cling
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 会议上他看懂了老板的眼色，立刻把敏感话题带了过去。 Huìyì shàng tā kàn dǒng le lǎobǎn de yǎnsè, lìkè bǎ mǐngǎn huàtí dài le guòqù. In the meeting, he read his boss's glance and immediately steered the sensitive topic away.
- 妈妈一个眼色，他就知道自己该去写作业了。 Māma yī ge yǎnsè, tā jiù zhīdào zìjǐ gāi qù xiě zuòyè le. At one meaningful glance from his mother, he knew it was time to go do his homework.
- 她朝同事使了个眼色，让他别再追问下去。 Tā cháo tóngshì shǐ le ge yǎnsè, ràng tā bié zài zhuīwèn xiàqù. She gave her colleague a meaningful glance, telling him to stop asking questions.
Related words
- 眼 yǎn eye
- 眼睛 yǎnjing eyes
- 眼前 yǎnqián before one's eyes
- 眼镜 yǎnjìng glasses
- 眼泪 yǎnlèi tears
- 眼里 yǎnli in the eyes
- 眼光 yǎnguāng taste; judgment
- 眼看 yǎnkàn soon, in a moment; to see something happen
- 刺眼 cìyǎn dazzling; harsh on the eyes
- 眉开眼笑 méikāiyǎnxiào to beam with joy; all smiles
- 抢眼 qiǎngyǎn eye-catching; striking
- 亲眼 qīnyǎn with one's own eyes