眨 zhǎ
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 目 — eye
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
眨眼
zhǎyǎn
to blink; in the blink of an eye
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
- 孩子只是眨眼之间没看住，已经跑到了广场另一头。 Háizi zhǐshì zhǎyǎn zhījiān méi kānzhù, yǐjīng pǎo dào le guǎngchǎng lìng yì tóu. The child was out of sight for just the blink of an eye and had already run to the other side of the square.
- 眼睛干涩的时候，可以多眨眨眼放松一下。 Yǎnjing gānsè de shíhou, kěyǐ duō zhǎ zhǎ yǎn fàngsōng yíxià. When your eyes feel dry, you can blink more often to relax them a bit.
- 弟弟眨了眨眼，假装什么都没听见。 Dìdi zhǎ le zhǎ yǎn, jiǎzhuāng shénme dōu méi tīngjiàn. My younger brother blinked and pretended he had heard nothing.
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