眼

yǎn = y + an3

eye / small hole / crux (of a matter) / CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1] / classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc)

眼 = 目 + 艮 : Inside of the anthill, Maud Younger played a prank on the Eye of Providence. She told it that she would apply a mask to alleviate the wrinkles around its eyes, but instead she just covered its whole eye with chewing gum.

眼 character breakdown

眼
- 目
  - 二
    - 一
  - 囗
- 艮
  - 日
    - 一
    - 囗
  - 长
    - 丆
      - 一
      - 丿
    - 丿
    - 乛

目

mù = mu + Ø4

eye / (literary) to look; to regard / eye (of a net); mesh / mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mu4 shu4]) / item; section / list; catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name; title

目 = 囗 + 二 : Mnemonic symbol: the Eye of Providence (目). Malte Monkey (mu-) is unpacking a wooden box (囗) full of capacitors (二). He's afraid that the Eye of Providence (目) will see him, so he does it secretly in the space station's bathroom (-Ø4).

艮

gěn = g + (e)n3

blunt / tough / chewy

艮 = 日 + 长 : Mnemonic symbol: chewing gum.

艮 = 日 + 长 : The sun hates it when Guy Fawkes is riding his longboard in the encampment. This time, she found out how to stop him: With chewing gum on the floor.

艮

gèn = g + (e)n4

one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing mountain / ☶ / ancient Chinese compass point: 45° (northeast)

Characters with 眼 as component

眼 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 眼

一

yi̅

眼

yǎn

a glance / a quick look / a glimpse

一

yi̅

转

轉

zhuǎn

眼

yǎn

in the blink of an eye

一

yi̅

板

bǎn

一

yi̅

眼

yǎn

lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter / scrupulous attention to detail

一

yi̅

饱

飽

bǎo

眼

yǎn

福

fú

to feast one's eyes on (idiom)

一

yi̅