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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *点* | 点* | *点
to touch briefly; to tap / to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list) / to order (food etc); to select / to mention; to bring up (a topic or person) / to hint at; to imply / to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops / to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite / to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down / point; dot; spot; speck / dot stroke in Chinese characters / (math.) decimal point / point in time or space / (after a number) o'clock / a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more / classifier for small amounts
HSK 1
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  *眼* | 眼* | *眼
eye (CL:隻|只,雙|双) / (often used with ) a look; a glance / small hole / (bound form) salient point / classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc
HSK 2
HSK 2
angle from which one observes an object / (fig.) perspective; viewpoint; frame of reference / (cinematography) camera angle / (visual perception) visual angle (the angle a viewed object subtends at the eye) / (photography) angle of view
HSK 7-9
to attract attention / eye-catching / conspicuous
HSK 7-9
in a flash / in the blink of an eye / to glance
HSK 7-9
pleasing to the eye / beautiful / artistic
HSK 7-9
eye-catching
HSK 7-9
eye-grabbing (headline) / striking (illustration)
HSK 7-9
lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking / horrible to see / a ghastly sight
HSK 7-9
to become infuriated / to see red / envious / jealous / covetous / pink eye (conjunctivitis) / red-eye (flight)(photography) red eye
HSK 7-9
conspicuous / eye-catching / glamorous
HSK 7-9
to blink / to wink / in the twinkling of an eye
HSK 7-9
to take care / to keep an eye on / to look after / to tell / to remind
HSK 7-9
lit. sth hits one in the face / directly in one's face / sth assaults the senses / blatant (advertising) / eye-catching / (a smell) assaults the nostrils
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *的* | 的* | *的
(bound form) bull's-eye; target
eye-opening ceremony for a religious idol (Buddhism) / to consecrate / to bless / transparent / translucent / haircut / shaving the head or face (humorous) / a method of decoration / first light (astronomy)
(coll.) eye tooth (maxillary canine tooth)
longan fruit / dragon eye fruit / Dimocarpus longan (botany) / CL:
(medicine) xerophthalmia; dry eye syndrome
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *目* | 目* | *目
eye / (literary) to look; to regard / eye (of a net); mesh / mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数) / item; section / list; catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name; title
(bird species of China) warbling white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
to get a bird's-eye view / bird's-eye view / broad overview
to keep an eye on
naked eye
eye-catching; striking; impressive / sighted eyes; functioning eyes
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *瞳* | 瞳* | *瞳
pupil of the eye
eye cream
pleasant to the eye / Taiwan pr. [zhong4 kan4]
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鹄* | 鹄* | *鹄
center or bull's eye of an archery target (old) / goal / target
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  *眸* | 眸* | *眸
pupil (of the eye) / eye
item (in a program of entertainments) / trick (act of mischief) / worthwhile result / accomplishment / sth significant but not immediately apparent / sth more than meets the eye
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *屎* | 屎* | *屎
feces; excrement; a stool / (bound form) secretion (of the ear, eye etc)
iris (of an eye)
eye drops / eye ointment
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *眶* | 眶* | *眶
(bound form) eye socket / Taiwan pr. [kuang1]
to be smitten with sb / love-struck fool / starry-eyed infatuation
eye disease
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *眦* | 眦* | *眦
(anatomy) corner of the eye; canthus
fundus of the eye (containing the choroid, retina, optic nerve etc) / inside the eye / right in front of one's eyes / in full view as a panorama
ommatidium (single component of insect's compound eye) / one eye (i.e. one's left or right eye)
cowpea / black-eyed bean
to look askance / cross or wall-eyed
elegant, almond-shaped eyes with the inner canthus pointing down and the outer canthus up, like the eye of a phoenix
(literary) to look disdainfully out of the corner of one's eye; to look askance at
(idiom) to turn a blind eye to; to ignore
outer or inner corner of the eye; canthus
lit. covering the mountains and the plains (idiom) / fig. as far as the eye can see / covering everything / omnipresent
eye shadow (cosmetics)
naked eye / layman's eyes
sleep (dried mucus in the corner of the eye)
(idiom) (under) the public eye; the stares of many people
(idiom) sharp-eyed and adroit
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *睛* | 睛* | *睛
eye; eyeball
eye-patch / blindfold / eye mask / goggles / eyeshade / blinkers (for a horse etc)
to premiere (a movie or TV show) / premiere (of a movie) / first-run (movie) / to greet (the eye) before anything else (e.g. when entering a room)
eye of a needle / pinprick / pinhole
center of target / bull's eye
(of a security guard etc) to be on duty, keeping an eye on things / to keep watch
an instant (Sanskrit: ksana); split second; the twinkling of an eye
pupil (of the eye)
pupil of the eye
to appear before one's eyes / pleasing to the eye; nice to look at
compound eye
a scene of devastation meets the eye everywhere one looks (idiom)
warms the heart and delights the eye (idiom) / pleasing / delightful
eye socket / rim of the eye
(idiom) in the wink of an eye; in a flash
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *眇* | 眇* | *眇
blind in one eye / blind / tiny / humble / to stare
lit. too much for the eye to take in (idiom); a feast for the eyes
lit. to fill the whole sky / everywhere / as far as the eye can see
discerning eye
white of the eye
the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom); arrogant / condescending / supercilious
visually attractive / eye candy / easy on the eyes / to protect the eyes
in the twinkling of an eye / in a flash / to turn one's eyes
to put oneself out in the public eye (said of sb for whom doing so is deemed unseemly)
(idiom) to take a laissez-faire attitude; to turn a blind eye (towards sth undesirable)
perspicacious person / sb with a discerning eye / sighted person (as opposed to blind)
in the blink of an eye
rim of the eye / eye socket
(in the game of Go) to make an "eye" / to serve as eyes and ears (i.e. go and seek out information); to be a scout
(idiom) sleepy-eyed; still half asleep
(of people) to be incompatible; to not get along; to be unable to see eye to eye
pupil of the eye
pleasing to the eye; nice to look at
(idiom) to turn a blind eye to (sth one sees regularly)
to turn one's head / in no time / in the twinkling of an eye
cool eye / fig. detached / (treating) with indifference
to turn a blind eye to
shifty-eyed / crafty-looking (idiom)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *睚* | 睚* | *睚
(literary) corner of the eye; canthus
to meet the eye / eye-catching; conspicuous
in a flash / in the twinkling of an eye
drowsy-eyed / (literary) wavering; indecisive / (literary) awake; conscious; clearheaded
to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *饧* | 饧* | *饧
maltose syrup / molasses / heavy (eyelids) / drowsy-eyed / listless / (of dough, candy etc) to soften / to become soft and sticky
eye-catching; conspicuous
some deeper meaning in this / more to it than meets the eye / there's sth behind all this
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *眚* | 眚* | *眚
cataract of the eye / error

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