眼色
Old HSK 6
眼色 (yǎnsè) · meaningful glance
眼色 (yǎnsè) means “meaningful glance; wink”. It is written with 2 characters: 眼 (eye) + 色 (color). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 眼色 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)
色 sè · color
What 色 is made of
- ⺈ — top shape
- 巴bā — to desire
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
Origin hint: What a person ⺈ desires 巴 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
妈妈给我使了个眼色。Māma gěi wǒ shǐ le gè yǎnsè.Mum gave me a meaningful look.
他很会看眼色。Tā hěn huì kàn yǎnsè.He is good at reading the room.
Questions about 眼色
What does 眼色 mean?
眼色 (yǎnsè) means “meaningful glance; wink”.
How do you pronounce 眼色?
眼色 is pronounced yǎnsè.
Which HSK level is 眼色?
眼色 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 眼睛yǎnjingeye
- 眼前yǎnqiánbefore one's eyes
- 眼镜yǎnjìngglasses
- 眼泪yǎnlèitears
- 眼里yǎnlǐin the eyes
- 心眼儿xīnyǎnrintention
- 眼光yǎnguāngvision
- 眼神yǎnshénlook in one's eyes
- 耀眼yàoyǎndazzling
- 眼yǎneye
Learn 眼色 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 211: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.