眼镜
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
眼镜 (yǎnjìng) · glasses
眼镜 (yǎnjìng) means “glasses; spectacles”. It is written with 2 characters: 眼 (eye) + 镜 (mirror). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 眼镜 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)
镜 jìng · mirror
What 镜 is made of
- 钅jīn — metal
- 竟jìng — finally
- 音yīn — sound
- 立lì — to stand
- 日rì — sun; day
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 音yīn — sound
Origin hint: 钅 gives the meaning, 竟 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我的眼镜不见了。Wǒ de yǎnjìng bù jiàn le.My glasses are missing.
你从什么时候开始戴眼镜？Nǐ cóng shénme shíhou kāishǐ dài yǎnjìng?When did you start wearing glasses?
Questions about 眼镜
What does 眼镜 mean?
眼镜 (yǎnjìng) means “glasses; spectacles”.
How do you pronounce 眼镜?
眼镜 is pronounced yǎnjìng.
Which HSK level is 眼镜?
眼镜 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 眼睛yǎnjingeye
- 眼前yǎnqiánbefore one's eyes
- 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 眼镜 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 51: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.