How is 眼 pronounced?

眼 is pronounced “yǎn” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 眼?

眼 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 眼?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 眼 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 2nounmeasure word

眼

yǎn

眼 (yǎn) means “eye; small hole; crux (of a matter); classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc)”. It is an HSK 2 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Measure word: 只,双

Stroke order

Practice writing

Example

她的眼睛很大。

Tā de yǎnjing hěn dà.

Her eyes are very big.

Words containing 眼

眼睛yǎn jingeye 眼镜yǎn jìngspectacles; eyeglasses 心眼儿xīn yǎn rone's thoughts; mind; intention 眼光yǎn guānggaze; insight; foresight; vision; way of looking at things 眼色yǎn sèsignal made with one's eyes; meaningful glance 眼神yǎn shénexpression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance; wink 耀眼yào yǎnto dazzle; dazzling 眼前yǎn qiánbefore one's eyes; now; at present 眼泪yǎn lèitears; crying 眼里yǎnliIn the eyes 亲眼qīn yǎnwith one's own eyes; personally 眼看yǎn kànsoon; in a moment; to look on as sth happens

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Frequently asked questions

What does 眼 mean?: 眼 (yǎn) means “eye; small hole; crux (of a matter); classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc)”. It is an HSK 2 word.
How is 眼 pronounced?: 眼 is pronounced “yǎn” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 眼?: 眼 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 眼?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 眼 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18