眼 — an

Parts that make up 眼

How 眼 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 眼 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 目, 艮.

Korean example words with 眼

• 안중眼中 Korean gloss: 눈의 안
• 지안智眼 Korean gloss: 지혜의 눈
• 보안保眼 Korean gloss: 눈을 보호함
• 취안醉眼 Korean gloss: 술에 취한 눈
• 안광眼光 Korean gloss: 사물을 보는 힘
• 범안凡眼 Korean gloss: 평범한 사람의 안목
• 공안公眼 Korean gloss: 여러 사람의 공정한 눈
• 안공眼孔 Korean gloss: 눈알이 박혀 있는 구멍
• 안와眼窩 Korean gloss: 눈알이 박혀 있는 구멍
• 안파眼波 Korean gloss: 여자가 아양을 떠는 눈짓
• 안약眼藥 Korean gloss: 눈병을 고치는 데 쓰는 약
• 안계眼界 Korean gloss: 눈으로 바라볼 수 있는 범위

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 眼

• 眼鏡メガネ glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles
• 主眼しゅがん main purpose; chief aim; focus
• 眼科がんか ophthalmology
• 双眼鏡そうがんきょう binoculars; field glasses
• 肉眼にくがん naked eye; the physical eye
• 眼目がんもく main point; main object; chief purpose
• 眼下がんか under one's eyes; below one's eyes
• 眼前がんぜん before one's eyes
• 眼球がんきゅう eyeball
• 眼科医がんかい ophthalmologist; eye specialist
• 裸眼らがん bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision
• 眼光がんこう sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment

Characters sharing the phonetic 艮

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “안”

Other hanja with radical 目