眼睛
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 2
眼睛 (yǎnjing) · eye
眼睛 (yǎnjing) means “eye”. It is written with 2 characters: 眼 (eye) + 睛 (eyeball). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 眼睛 is built
The characters
眼 yǎn · eye
What 眼 is made of
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 艮gěn — blunt
Origin hint: 目 gives the meaning, 艮 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
睛 jīng · eyeball
What 睛 is made of
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 青qīng — nature's color
- 龶 — top part
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: 目 gives the meaning, 青 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
她的眼睛很大。Tā de yǎnjing hěn dà.Her eyes are big.
你的眼睛怎么红了？Nǐ de yǎnjing zěnme hóng le?Why are your eyes red?
Questions about 眼睛
What does 眼睛 mean?
眼睛 (yǎnjing) means “eye”.
How do you pronounce 眼睛?
眼睛 is pronounced yǎnjing.
Which HSK level is 眼睛?
眼睛 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 2.
Related words
- 眼前yǎnqiánbefore one's eyes
- 眼镜yǎnjìngglasses
- 眼泪yǎnlèitears
- 眼里yǎnlǐin the eyes
- 心眼儿xīnyǎnrintention
- 眼光yǎnguāngvision
- 眼色yǎnsèmeaningful glance
- 眼神yǎnshénlook in one's eyes
- 耀眼yàoyǎndazzling
- 眼yǎneye
Learn 眼睛 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 11: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.