眼

See also: 眠

眼	U+773C, 眼 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-773C

← 眻
[U+773B]

CJK Unified Ideographs

眽 →
[U+773D]

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

眼 (Kangxi radical 109, 目+6, 11 strokes, cangjie input 月山日女 (BUAV), four-corner 6703₂, composition ⿰目艮)

Derived characters

𠽗𡡆𫺻𣼹𣙧𨢻𡙵𣊕𠐗𡈟𧁊

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 807, character 11
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 23318
Dae Jaweon: page 1222, character 26
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2488, character 4
Unihan data for U+773C

Chinese

simp. and trad.		眼

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (艮) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
艱	*krɯːn
齦	kʰrɯːnʔ, kʰɯːnʔ, *ŋɯn
眼	*ŋrɯːnʔ
蛝	*ɡrɯːn
限	*ɡrɯːnʔ
硍	*ɡrɯːnʔ
豤	kʰɯːnʔ, kʰɯːnʔ, *kʰuːn
詪	ɡlɯːnʔ, kɯːnʔ, *kɯːns
根	*kɯːn
跟	*kɯːn
珢	kɯːn, kɯːns, *ŋrɯn
艮	*kɯːns
茛	*kɯːns
墾	*kʰɯːnʔ
懇	*kʰɯːnʔ
垠	ŋɯːn, ŋrɯn, *ŋɯn
泿	ŋɯːn, ŋrɯn
痕	*ɡɯːn
拫	*ɡɯːn
鞎	*ɡɯːn
很	*ɡɯːnʔ
恨	*ɡɯːns
銀	*ŋrɯn
檭	*ŋrɯn

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ŋrɯːnʔ): semantic 目 (“eye”) + phonetic 艮 (OC *kɯːns).

Etymology 1

Derived from Etymology 2 (Sagart, 1999). Displaced common Sino-Tibetan 目 (OC *muɡ, “eye”) in many dialects.

Compare to Proto-Mon-Khmer *[]ŋaaj, Sanskrit नयन (nayana)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): yǎn (yan³)

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): yan³

(Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): niàn

(Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): yěn

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): нян (ni͡an, II)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ngaan⁵ / ngaan^5-2

(Dongguan, Jyutping++): ngeng⁵

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ngan²
Gan (Wiktionary): ngan³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ngién / ngián

(Hailu, HRS): ngan^ˊ

(Meixian, Guangdong): ngian³
Jin (Wiktionary): nie² / ie²
Northern Min (KCR): ngǎing
Eastern Min (BUC): ngāng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): gán / géng / kéng / ngúi / ngái / kán

(Teochew, Peng'im): ngang²

(Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): ngang²
Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): njaan⁵
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶nge / ³ien
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ienn³ / ngan³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǎn
  - Wade–Giles: yen³
  - Yale: yǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yean
  - Palladius: янь (janʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn²¹⁴/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: yan³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ian
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iɛn⁵³/
- (Xi'an)
  - Guanzhong Pinyin: niàn
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /niã⁵³/
- (Nanjing)
  - Nanjing Pinyin: yěn
  - Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): yen³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iẽ¹¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: нян (ni͡an, II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /niæ̃⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: ngaan⁵ / ngaan^5-2
  - Yale: ngáahn / ngáan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaan⁵ / ngaan^5-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngan⁵ / ngan^5-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaːn¹³/, /ŋaːn¹³⁻³⁵/

Note: ngaan5-2 - nominal classifier.

- (Dongguan, Guancheng)
  - Jyutping++: ngeng⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɛŋ¹³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ngan²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡan⁵⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: ngan³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋan²¹³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngién
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngien^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian³
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯en³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngián
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngian^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian³
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯an³¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngan^ˊ
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋan²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: ngian³
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋian³¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: nie² / ie²
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /nie⁵³/, /ie⁵³/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ngǎing
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaiŋ²¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ngāng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaŋ³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gán
  - Tâi-lô: gán
  - Phofsit Daibuun: garn
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡan⁴¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /ɡan⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /ɡan⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Lukang, Sanxia, Hsinchu, Taichung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: géng
  - Tâi-lô: gíng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: geang
  - IPA (Lukang): /ɡiɪŋ⁵⁵/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /ɡiɪŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡiɪŋ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Tainan, Yilan, Taichung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kéng
  - Tâi-lô: kíng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: keang
  - IPA (Tainan, Yilan): /kiɪŋ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngúi
  - Tâi-lô: nguí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: nguie
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /ŋuĩ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kinmen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngái
  - Tâi-lô: ngái
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ngae
  - IPA (Kinmen): /ŋãi⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kán
  - Tâi-lô: kán
  - Phofsit Daibuun: karn
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kan⁵³/

Note:

gán - literary;
géng/kéng/ngúi/ngái/kán - vernacular (limited to 龍眼／龙眼).

(Teochew)
- Peng'im: ngang²
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngáng
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaŋ⁵²/
(Leizhou)
- Leizhou Pinyin: ngang²
- Sinological IPA: /ŋaŋ³¹/

Southern Pinghua
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
  - Jyutping++: njaan⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɲan²⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai, Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁶nge
  - MiniDict: nge^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³nge
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ŋe²³/
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /ŋe²³¹/
- (Northern: Hangzhou)
  - Wugniu: ³ien
  - MiniDict: ien^上
  - Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /iẽ̞⁵³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: ienn³ / ngan³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i̯ẽ⁴¹/, /ŋan⁴¹/

Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 眼
Mandarin	Beijing	/ian²¹⁴/
	Harbin	/ian²¹³/
	Tianjin	/ian¹³/
	Jinan	/iã⁵⁵/
	Qingdao	/iã⁵⁵/
	Zhengzhou	/ian⁵³/
	Xi'an	/niã⁵³/
	Xining	/ȵiã⁵³/
	Yinchuan	/ian⁵³/
	Lanzhou	/iɛ̃n⁴⁴²/
	Ürümqi	/ian⁵¹/
	Wuhan	/iɛn⁴²/
	Chengdu	/ian⁵³/
	Guiyang	/ian⁴²/
	Kunming	/iɛ̃⁵³/
	Nanjing	/ien²¹²/
	Hefei	/iĩ²⁴/
Jin	Taiyuan	/ie⁵³/ 新 /nie⁵³/ 舊
	Pingyao	/ȵiɑŋ⁵³/
	Hohhot	/ie⁵³/
Wu	Shanghai	/ŋe²³/
	Suzhou	/ŋe̞³¹/
	Hangzhou	/ʔiẽ̞⁵³/
	Wenzhou	/ŋa³⁵/
Hui	Shexian	/ŋɛ³⁵/
Hui	Tunxi	/ŋɔ²⁴/
Xiang	Changsha	/iẽ⁴¹/ /ŋan⁴¹/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/ŋan⁴²/
Gan	Nanchang	/ŋan²¹³/
Hakka	Meixian	/ŋian³¹/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/ŋien³¹/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/ŋan²³/
	Nanning	/ŋɛn²⁴/
	Hong Kong	/ŋan¹³/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/gan⁵³/ /giŋ⁵³/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/ŋaŋ⁵³/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/ŋaiŋ²¹/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/ŋaŋ⁵³/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/hai²¹³/ 龍～ /mak̚³/ 訓目

Middle Chinese: ngeanX

Rime
Character	眼
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	山 (73)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	五限切
Baxter	ngeanX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋˠɛn^X/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋᵚæn^X/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋæn^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋəɨn^X/
Li Rong	/ŋɛn^X/
Wang Li	/ŋæn^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ŋăn^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yǎn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ngaan⁵

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[ŋ]ˤ<r>ə[n]ʔ/

(Zhengzhang): /*ŋrɯːnʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	眼
Reading #	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yǎn
Middle Chinese	‹ ngɛn^X ›
Old Chinese	/*[ŋ]ˁ<r>ə[n]ʔ/
English	eye
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	眼
Reading #	1/1
No.	3914
Phonetic component	艮
Rime group	文
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime
Old Chinese	/*ŋrɯːnʔ/

Definitions

眼

(anatomy) eye (Classifier: 隻／只 m c; 雙／双 m c; 對／对 c)
See also: 目
- 2002, “你是我的眼 [You are My Eyes]”, in 你是我的眼 [You are My Eyes], performed by 蕭煌奇 [Ricky Hsiao]:
  
  你是我的眼，帶我領略四季的變換。 [MSC, trad.]
  你是我的眼，带我领略四季的变换。 [MSC, simp.]
  Nǐ shì wǒ de yǎn, dài wǒ lǐnglüè sìjì de biànhuàn. [Pinyin]
  You are my eyes, leading me to have a taste of the changing seasons.
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to see; to view; to see ... in person
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to keep sight of; to monitor; to watch
sight; vision
Classifier for actions of the eye: glance; glimpse
瞪了他一眼 ― dèng le tā yī yǎn ― to give him a stare

一眼睇嗮 [Cantonese] ― jat¹ ngaan⁵ tai² saai³ [Jyutping] ― to [be able to] see everything in a glance
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to testify; to witness
eyelet; aperture; hole; opening
tempo in the opera
一板三眼 ― yībǎnsānyǎn ― one strong beat and three weak beats in the four-beat rhythm
territory in game Go (board game).
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) loophole; shortcoming
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) bubbles of boiling water
mesh
key point; critical moment
(go) trap
Classifier for springs, wells and ponds.
(Northern Wu) some; a bit
我只是吃了一眼末！ [Shanghainese, trad. and simp.]
⁶ngu ⁷tseq-zy ⁷chiq-leq ⁷iq-nge-meq [Wugniu]
I just ate a bit!
(Cantonese, mahjong) two identical tiles which are an essential part of a legal winning hand
(Cantonese) Classifier for lamps.
兩眼燈／两眼灯 [Cantonese] ― loeng⁵ ngaan^5-2 dang¹ [Jyutping] ― two lamps
(Cantonese) Classifier for needles.
三眼針／三眼针 [Cantonese] ― saam¹ ngaan^5-2 zam¹ [Jyutping] ― three needles

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 眼睛 (“eye”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		目
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		眼睛, 眼
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	眼睛
	Taiwan	眼睛
	Ulanhot	眼睛
	Tongliao	眼睛
	Chifeng	眼睛, 眼珠子, 眼
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	眼睛
	Harbin	眼睛
	Shenyang	眼睛, 眼
	Malaysia	眼睛
	Singapore	眼睛
	Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)	眼睛
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	眼
	Tangshan	眼睛
	Cangzhou	眼睛, 眼
	Baoding	眼
	Shijiazhuang	眼睛
	Jinan	眼
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	眼
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Qingdao	眼
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	眼
	Wanrong	眼窩
	Zhengzhou	眼
	Kaifeng	眼
	Xi'an	眼睛, 眼窩 suburbs
	Xining	眼睛, 眼窩
	Xuzhou	眼睛, 眼
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	眼睛
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	眼窩
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	眼睛
	Bayanhot	眼睛
	Lanzhou	眼, 眼睛
	Ürümqi	眼睛
	Ürümqi (Xigou)	眼睛
	Ürümqi (Changshanzi)	眼睛
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	眼睛
	Chongqing	眼睛
	Wuhan	眼睛
	Guiyang	眼睛
	Kunming	眼睛
	Guilin	眼睛
	Liuzhou	眼睛
	Tianlin (Langping)	眼睛
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	眼睛
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	眼睛
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	眼睛
	Yangzhou	眼睛
	Xinghua	眼睛
	Nantong	眼睛
	Hefei	眼, 眼睛
Mandarin	Nanping (Yanping)	眼睛
Cantonese	Guangzhou	眼
	Hong Kong	眼
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	眼
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	眼
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	眼
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	眼
	Macau	眼
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	眼
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	眼
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	眼
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	眼
	Foshan	眼
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	眼
	Foshan (Shunde)	眼
	Foshan (Sanshui)	眼
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	眼
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	眼
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	眼
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	眼
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	眼
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	眼
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	眼
	Taishan	眼
	Kaiping (Chikan)	眼
	Enping (Niujiang)	眼
	Heshan (Yayao)	眼
	Dongguan	眼
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	眼
	Qingyuan	眼
	Fogang	眼
	Yingde (Hanguang)	眼
	Yangshan	眼
	Lianshan (Butian)	眼睛
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	眼
	Shaoguan	眼, 眼睛
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	眼
	Renhua	眼
	Lechang	眼
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	眼
	Sihui	眼
	Guangning	眼睛, 眼
	Deqing	眼
	Huaiji	眼
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	眼
	Yunfu	眼
	Xinxing	眼
	Luoding	眼
	Yunan (Pingtai)	眼, 眼睛
	Yangjiang	眼
	Xinyi	眼
	Lianjiang	眼
	Nanning	眼, 眼睛
	Wuzhou	眼
	Yulin	眼
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	眼
	Guiping	眼
	Mengshan (Xihe)	眼
	Guigang (Nanjiang)	眼睛
	Beiliu (Tangliao)	眼
	Baise	眼睛
	Bobai	眼
	Lingshan	眼
	Pubei	眼
	Qinzhou	眼
Beihai	眼, 眼睛
Beihai (Nankang)	眼
Beihai (Yingpan)	眼
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	眼
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	眼
Ningming	眼
Hengzhou	眼
Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)	眼
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	眼
Danzhou	眼
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	眼
Singapore (Guangfu)	眼
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	眼
Móng Cái	眼
Gan	Nanchang	眼睛
	Lichuan	眼睛
	Pingxiang	眼珠
	Jianning	眼睛
	Taining	目珠
Hakka	Meixian	眼珠, 目珠
	Xingning	眼珠
	Dabu (Xihe)	目珠
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	眼, 眼睛
	Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua)	眼, 眼睛
	Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua)	眼, 眼睛
	Huiyang	眼
	Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua)	眼珠仔
	Huidong (Daling)	眼珠
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	眼珠
	Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua)	眼
	Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)	眼
	Boluo (Bendihua)	眼, 眼睛
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	眼睛
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	眼
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	眼珠
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	眼珠, 目珠
	Wuhua (Changbu)	眼珠
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	眼, 目珠
	Wuhua (Meilin)	眼珠
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	眼, 眼睛
	Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua)	眼
	Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)	眼
	Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua)	眼
	Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)	眼
	Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)	眼
	Wengyuan	眼珠
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	眼珠
	Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua)	眼
	Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua)	眼睛
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	眼
	Liannan	眼珠
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	眼珠
	Jiexi	目珠
	Luhe	目珠
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	目珠
	Pinghe (Jiufeng)	目珠
	Changting	目珠
	Shanghang	目珠
	Longyan (Yongding)	目珠
	Wuping	目珠
	Wuping (Yanqian)	目珠
	Wuping (Pingyu)	眼珠, 目珠
	Liancheng	目珠
	Ninghua	眼珠
	Qingliu	眼珠
	Yudu	眼睛
	Ningdu	眼睛
	Ruijin	眼珠
	Shicheng	眼睛
	Shangyou (Shexi)	眼珠
	Tonggu (Sandu)	眼睛
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	眼珠
	Dayu	眼珠
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	目珠
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	目珠, 眼珠
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	目珠
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	目珠
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	目珠
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	目珠
	Hong Kong	眼, 眼珠
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	眼
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	眼睛
	Xinyi (Sihe)	眼
Xinyi (Qianpai)	眼
Gaozhou (Xindong)	眼
Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	眼
Huazhou (Xin'an)	眼
Lianjiang (Shijiao)	眼
Lianjiang (Qingping)	眼
Mengshan (Xihe)	眼睛
Luchuan	眼
Luchuan (Daqiao)	眼睛
Bobai (Shahe)	眼
Beiliu (Tang'an)	眼
Mashan (Pianlian)	眼睛
Sabah (Longchuan)	眼
Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	目珠
Senai (Huiyang)	眼
Kuching (Hepo)	目珠
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	目珠
Singkawang	目珠
Singapore (Meixian)	眼珠
Singapore (Dabu)	目珠
Huizhou	Jixi	眼睛, 眼烏珠, 眼烏珠子
	Shexian	眼, 眼睛
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	眼睛
	Xiuning	眼睛
	Yixian	眼睛
	Qimen	眼睛
	Wuyuan	眼睛
	Fuliang	眼珠兒
	Dexing	眼珠
Jin	Taiyuan	眼睛, 眼
	Pingyao	眼, 眼睛
	Xinzhou	眼
	Taibus (Baochang)	眼睛
	Linhe	眼窩, 眼, 眼睛
	Jining	眼窩, 眼
	Hohhot	眼窩
	Baotou	眼窩
	Dongsheng	眼窩
	Haibowan	眼窩
	Zhangjiakou	眼, 眼睛
	Handan	眼睛
Northern Min	Jian'ou	目睭
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	目睭
	Songxi	目睭
	Zhenghe	目睭
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	目睭
	Jianyang	目睭
	Wuyishan	目睭
	Pucheng (Shibei)	目睭
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	目睭, 目
	Fuzhou (Changle)	目睭
	Lianjiang	目睭
	Fuqing	目睭
	Pingtan	目睭
	Yongtai	目睭
	Minqing	目睭
	Gutian	目睭
	Pingnan	目睭
	Luoyuan	目睭
	Fu'an	目睭
	Ningde	目睭
	Xiapu	目睭
	Zherong	目睭
	Shouning	目睭
	Zhouning	目睭
	Fuding	目睭
	Matsu	目睭
Southern Min	Xiamen	目睭, 目
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	目睭
	Quanzhou	目睭, 目
	Jinjiang	目睭
	Nan'an	目睭
	Shishi	目睭
	Hui'an	目睭
	Anxi	目睭
	Yongchun	目睭
	Dehua	目睭
	Zhangzhou	目睭, 目
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	目睭
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	目睭
	Hua'an	目睭
	Nanjing	目睭
	Pinghe	目睭
	Zhangpu	目睭
	Yunxiao	目睭
	Zhao'an	目睭
	Dongshan	目睭
	Taipei	目睭, 目睭仁
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	目睭, 目睭仁
	Kaohsiung	目睭, 目睭仁
	Yilan	目睭, 目睭仁
	Changhua (Lukang)	目睭, 目睭仁
	Taichung	目睭
	Taichung (Wuqi)	目睭
	Tainan	目睭, 目睭仁
	Taitung	目睭
	Hsinchu	目睭
	Kinmen	目睭
	Penghu (Magong)	目睭
	Penang (Hokkien)	目睭, 目
	Singapore (Hokkien)	目睭
	Manila (Hokkien)	目睭
	Longyan	目睭
	Zhangping	目睭
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	目睭
	Datian	目珠
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	目睭
	Chaozhou	目
	Shantou	目
	Shantou (Chenghai)	目
	Jieyang	目
	Lufeng	目
	Haifeng	目, 目睭
	Bangkok (Teochew)	目
	Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew)	目
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	目
	Singapore (Teochew)	目
	Pontianak (Teochew)	目
	Leizhou	目
	Wenchang	目
	Haikou	目
	Singapore (Hainanese)	目
Puxian Min	Putian	目睭
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	目睭
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	目睭
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	目睭
	Xianyou	目睭
	Xianyou (Fengting)	目睭
	Xianyou (Youyang)	目睭
Central Min	Yong'an	目珠
	Sanming (Sanyuan)	目珠
	Sanming (Shaxian)	目睭
Shaojiang Min	Shaowu	目珠
	Guangze	目珠
	Jiangle	目珠
	Mingxi	目珠
	Shunchang	目珠
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	目睭
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	目睭
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	眼睛
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	眼睛
Shehua	Guixi (Zhangping)	眼
Shehua	Jingning (Hexi)	眼
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	眼珠
Wu	Shanghai	眼睛
	Shanghai (Chongming)	眼睛, 眼烏珠
	Suzhou	眼睛, 眼烏珠
	Danyang	眼睛
	Hangzhou	眼睛
	Ningbo	眼睛
	Wenzhou	眼烏珠, 眼靈珠, 眼兒珠
	Jinhua	眼睛
	Pucheng	目珠
Xiang	Changsha	眼睛
	Loudi	眼珠
	Shuangfeng	眼珠
	Hengyang	眼珠
	Quanzhou	眼睛

Dialectal synonyms of 些 (“some, a few”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		些
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	些
Northeastern Mandarin	Singapore	些
Cantonese	Guangzhou	啲
	Hong Kong	啲
	Taishan	尼
	Singapore (Guangfu)	啲
Hakka	Meixian	兜
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	兜
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	兜
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	兜
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	兜
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	兜
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	兜
Southern Min	Xiamen	寡
	Zhangzhou	寡
	Tainan	寡
	Singapore (Hokkien)	寡
	Manila (Hokkien)	寡
	Shantou	撮
	Jieyang	撮
	Singapore (Teochew)	撮
Wu	Shanghai	眼, 點, 些 formal or Mandarin-influenced
Wu	Wenzhou	厘兒

Dialectal synonyms of 口 (“(classifier for wells)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		口, 眼
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	口
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	口, 眼
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	口, 眼
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	口
	Xi'an	口
	Xining	口
	Yanqi	眼, 個
	Xuzhou	眼
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	口, 眼
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	口
	Wuhan	口
	Guiyang	口, 眼
	Liuzhou	口
Cantonese	Guangzhou	眼
Cantonese	Hong Kong	眼, 口
Gan	Lichuan	口
Gan	Pingxiang	口, 眼
Hakka	Yudu	眼
Hakka	Ruijin	口
Huizhou	Jixi	眼
Jin	Taiyuan	口
Jin	Xinzhou	眼
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	口
Southern Min	Tainan	口
Central Min	Yong'an	口, 隻
Shaojiang Min	Shaowu	口
Wu	Danyang	口
	Hangzhou	口, 眼
	Ningbo	口
	Jinhua	口
Xiang	Changsha	口
Xiang	Loudi	眼

Dialectal synonyms of 盞 (“(classifier for lamps)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		盞
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	盞
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	盞
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	盞
	Xi'an	盞
	Xining	盞
	Xuzhou	盞
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	盞
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	盞
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	盞
	Wuhan	盞
	Guiyang	盞
	Liuzhou	盞
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	盞
Cantonese	Guangzhou	眼
	Hong Kong	盞, 眼
	Taishan	盞
	Dongguan	盞
Gan	Nanchang	盞
Gan	Pingxiang	盞
Hakka	Meixian	盞
Hakka	Yudu	盞
Jin	Taiyuan	盞
Jin	Xinzhou	盞
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	盞
Southern Min	Xiamen	葩, 盞
	Quanzhou	葩
	Zhangzhou	葩
	Tainan	葩
	Longyan	葩
	Datian	葩
	Leizhou	盞
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	盞
Wu	Shanghai	盞
	Shanghai (Chongming)	盞
	Suzhou	盞
	Danyang	盞
	Hangzhou	盞
	Ningbo	盞
	Wenzhou	盞
	Jinhua	盞
Xiang	Changsha	盞
Xiang	Loudi	盞

Dialectal synonyms of 根 (“(classifier for needles)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		根
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	根兒, 個
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	根
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	苗, 根兒
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	根
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	口, 根
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	根
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	根
Cantonese	Guangzhou	眼, 口
	Hong Kong	支, 眼
	Taishan	眼
	Dongguan	眼
	Yangjiang	口
Gan	Nanchang	根, 管
Hakka	Meixian	枚
Jin	Taiyuan	根
Northern Min	Jian'ou	枚
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	條
Southern Min	Xiamen	支
Southern Min	Chaozhou	支
Wu	Suzhou	隻, 根
Wu	Wenzhou	枚
Xiang	Changsha	口
Xiang	Shuangfeng	口

Compounds

一晃眼
一板一眼 (yībǎnyīyǎn)
一眨眼 (yīzhǎyǎn)
一眼 (yīyǎn)
一轉眼 / 一转眼 (yīzhuǎnyǎn)
下死眼
上眼 (shàngyǎn)
三眼井 (Sānyǎnjǐng)
三角眼 (sānjiǎoyǎn)
不上眼
不住眼
不入眼
不對眼 / 不对眼
不挂眼
不眨眼
不落眼
不起眼 (bùqǐyǎn)
不錯眼 / 不错眼
不開眼 / 不开眼 (bùkāiyǎn)
不離眼 / 不离眼
不順眼 / 不顺眼
丟眼色 / 丢眼色 (diū yǎnsè)
丹鳳眼 / 丹凤眼 (dānfèngyǎn)
乖眼
乜斜眼
乾眼症 / 干眼症 (gānyǎnzhèng)
乾瞪眼 / 干瞪眼 (gāndèngyǎn)
二五眼 (èrwǔyǎn)
五眼泉 (Wǔyǎnquán)
五眼雞 / 五眼鸡
亮眼人 (liàngyǎnrén)
佛眼
佛眼兒 / 佛眼儿
估著眼 / 估着眼
使眼色 (shǐ yǎnsè)
俗眼
做眉眼
側眼 / 侧眼
偷眼 (tōuyǎn)
做眼
做眼色 (zuò yǎnsè)
傻眼 (shǎyǎn)
光著眼 / 光着眼
入眼 (rùyǎn)
入眼貨 / 入眼货
兩眼 / 两眼
兩瞪眼 / 两瞪眼
具眼
冷眼 (lěngyǎn)
冷眼人
凌眼
凡眼
到眼
刺眼 (cìyǎn)
勢利眼 / 势利眼
千手千眼觀音 / 千手千眼观音 (Qiān Shǒu Qiān Yǎn Guānyīn)
千里眼 (qiānlǐyǎn)
半開眼 / 半开眼
卯眼 (mǎoyǎn)
反眼猴
另眼
合板眼
合眼 (héyǎn)
唼眼
喂眼
單眼皮 / 单眼皮 (dānyǎnpí)
圓眼 / 圆眼 (yuányǎn)
夜眼
大眼賊 / 大眼贼
天眼 (tiānyǎn)
天眼通
天睜眼 / 天睁眼
天開眼 / 天开眼
好眼力
媚眼 (mèiyǎn)
字眼 (zìyǎn)
字眼兒 / 字眼儿 (zìyǎnr)
害眼
實心眼 / 实心眼
對眼 / 对眼 (duìyǎn)
小心眼 (xiǎoxīnyǎn)
少心眼
屁眼 (pìyǎn)
屁股眼 (pìguyǎn)
展眼
岔眼
巨眼
差眼
帶眼 / 带眼
心眼 (xīnyǎn)
心眼兒 / 心眼儿 (xīnyǎnr)
惹眼
慧眼 (huìyǎn)
懂眼
戲眼 / 戏眼 (xìyǎn)
手眼 (shǒuyǎn)
扎眼 (zhāyǎn)
打眼 (dǎyǎn)
打眼的
打眼目
打眼色 (dǎ yǎnsè)
打眼號 / 打眼号 (dǎyǎnhào)
招眼
拙眼
抬眼
挑眼
捉冷眼
掉眼
掛眼 / 挂眼
揜眼
搶眼 / 抢眼 (qiǎngyǎn)
擠眼 / 挤眼 (jǐyǎn)
放眼 (fàngyǎn)
散光眼
斜眼 (xiéyǎn)
斬眼 / 斩眼
明眼
明眼人 (míngyǎnrén)
星眼
暖眼
有眼光
有眼力
有眼色
杏眼
板眼 (bǎnyǎn)
柳眼
格子眼
格眼
桃花眼
楞子眼
槅子眼
榜眼 (bǎngyǎn)
榫眼 (sǔnyǎn)
橫死眼 / 横死眼
正眼 (zhèngyǎn)
氣眼 / 气眼
沒心眼 / 没心眼
沒眼力 / 没眼力
沒眼斤 / 没眼斤
沒眼的 / 没眼的
沒眼色 / 没眼色
沒長眼 / 没长眼
法眼 (fǎyǎn)
泉眼 (quányǎn)
法眼宗
洗眼 (xǐyǎn)
海底眼
淚眼 / 泪眼 (lèiyǎn)
清眼鬼
溝眼 / 沟眼 (gōuyǎn)
溜眼睛
漏了眼
滿眼 / 满眼 (mǎnyǎn)
火眼
炮眼 (pàoyǎn)
烘眼
烏眼雞 / 乌眼鸡
照眼
牛眼 (niúyǎn)
牢眼
獨眼龍 / 独眼龙 (dúyǎnlóng)
現眼 / 现眼 (xiànyǎn)
生眼
當眼 / 当眼
當眼處 / 当眼处
疤瘌眼
白眼 (báiyǎn)
白眼珠 (báiyǎnzhū)
白瞪眼
眉眼 (méiyǎn)
看走眼 (kànzǒuyǎn)
眕眼
眨眼 (zhǎyǎn)
眼下 (yǎnxià)
眼中丁
眼中人
眼中刺
眼中疔
眼中釘 / 眼中钉 (yǎnzhōngdīng)
眼光 (yǎnguāng)
眼兒 / 眼儿
眼前 (yǎnqián)
眼前歡 / 眼前欢
眼前花
眼力 (yǎnlì)
眼同
眼圈 (yǎnquān)
眼壓 / 眼压 (yǎnyā)
眼大
眼子
眼子菜
眼孔 (yǎnkǒng)
眼尖 (yǎnjiān)
眼屎 (yǎnshǐ)
眼岔 (yǎnchà)
眼巴巴 (yǎnbābā)
眼底 (yǎndǐ)
眼底下 (yǎndǐxià)
眼庫 / 眼库
眼影 (yǎnyǐng)
眼愕愕
眼慢
眼懸懸 / 眼悬悬
眼扎毛
眼拙 (yǎnzhuō)
眼挫
眼暈 / 眼晕
眼格
眼梢
眼毒
眼波 (yǎnbō)
眼泡
眼淚 / 眼泪 (yǎnlèi)
眼熟 (yǎnshú)
眼熱 / 眼热 (yǎnrè)
眼珠 (yǎnzhū)
眼珠兒 / 眼珠儿
眼珠子 (yǎnzhūzi)
眼球 (yǎnqiú)
眼球肌
眼生 (yǎnshēng)
眼界 (yǎnjiè)
眼白 (yǎnbái)
眼皮 (yǎnpí)
眼皮子 (yǎnpízi)
眼目 (yǎnmù)
眼看 (yǎnkàn)
眼眉 (yǎnméi)
眼看著 / 眼看着
眼眸 (yǎnmóu)
眼眵 (yǎnchī)
眼眶 (yǎnkuàng)
眼睛
眼睫毛 (yǎnjiémáo)
眼睜睜 / 眼睁睁 (yǎnzhēngzhēng)
眼瞪瞪
眼瞼 / 眼睑 (yǎnjiǎn)
眼神 (yǎnshén)
眼福 (yǎnfú)
眼禿刷 / 眼秃刷
眼科 (yǎnkē)
眼穿
眼窩 / 眼窝 (yǎnwō)
眼簾 / 眼帘 (yǎnlián)
眼紅 / 眼红 (yǎnhóng)
眼線 / 眼线 (yǎnxiàn)
眼罩 (yǎnzhào)
眼翳
眼腦 / 眼脑
眼色 (yǎnsè)
眼花 (yǎnhuā)
眼蟲 / 眼虫
眼蠅 / 眼蝇 (yǎnyíng)
眼袋 (yǎndài)
眼裡 / 眼里 (yǎnlǐ)
眼見得 / 眼见得 (yǎnjiànde)
眼角 (yǎnjiǎo)
眼角膜 (yǎnjiǎomó)
眼語 / 眼语
眼跳
眼辨
眼鏡 / 眼镜 (yǎnjìng)
眼鏡猴 / 眼镜猴 (yǎnjìnghóu)
眼鏡蛇 / 眼镜蛇 (yǎnjìngshé)
眼離 / 眼离
眼餳 / 眼饧
眼饞 / 眼馋 (yǎnchán)
眼高
眼點 / 眼点 (yǎndiǎn)
睃眼
睜眼 / 睁眼 (zhēngyǎn)
睡眼
瞎了眼
瞎眼 (xiāyǎn)
瞇眼 / 眯眼
瞞眼畫 / 瞒眼画
瞥眼
瞪眼 (dèngyǎn)
瞪著眼 / 瞪着眼
砂眼 (shāyǎn)
破眼
碧眼兒 / 碧眼儿
碧眼胡 (Bìyǎnhú)
礙眼 / 碍眼 (àiyǎn)
突眼
窗眼
窩瞘眼 / 窝眍眼
第一眼
筍眼 / 笋眼
節骨眼 / 节骨眼
紅眼 / 红眼 (hóngyǎn)
紅眼病 / 红眼病 (hóngyǎnbìng)
網眼 / 网眼 (wǎngyǎn)
繡眼 / 绣眼
翻白眼 (fānbáiyǎn)
耀眼 (yàoyǎn)
老視眼 / 老视眼
老花眼 (lǎohuāyǎn)
耍心眼
耳朵眼 (ěrduoyǎn)
肉眼 (ròuyǎn)
肚臍眼 / 肚脐眼 (dùqíyǎn)
腰眼 (yāoyǎn)
舉眼 / 举眼
芽眼
著眼 / 着眼 (zhuóyǎn)
著眼點 / 着眼点 (zhuóyǎndiǎn)
菉豆眼
虎眼石 (hǔyǎnshí)
蟲眼 / 虫眼 (chóngyǎn)
裂眼
複眼 / 复眼 (fùyǎn)
親眼 / 亲眼 (qīnyǎn)
覷眼 / 觑眼
觸眼 / 触眼 (chùyǎn)
詞眼 / 词眼
詐眼兒 / 诈眼儿
話眼 / 话眼
詩眼 / 诗眼
調眼色 / 调眼色
豎眼 / 竖眼
貓兒眼 / 猫儿眼 (māoryǎn)
貓眼石 / 猫眼石
費眼 / 费眼
賊眼 / 贼眼
賣眼 / 卖眼
走板眼
走眼 (zǒuyǎn)
起眼 (qǐyǎn)
趕眼錯 / 赶眼错
蹲風眼 / 蹲风眼
轉眼 / 转眼 (zhuǎnyǎn)
近視眼 / 近视眼 (jìnshìyǎn)
迷眼
過眼 / 过眼
遞眼色 / 递眼色 (dì yǎnsè)
遠視眼 / 远视眼
遮眼法
邪眼
醉眼 (zuìyǎn)
醒眼 (xǐngyǎn)
針眼 / 针眼
鋪眼兒 / 铺眼儿
錯眼 / 错眼
鎗眼 / 枪眼
鑽錢眼 / 钻钱眼 (zuān qiányǎn)
閉眼 / 闭眼 (bìyǎn)
開眼 / 开眼 (kāiyǎn)
開眼界 / 开眼界
開過眼 / 开过眼
閤眼 / 合眼
闔眼 / 阖眼
關眼兒 / 关眼儿
阿兜眼
障眼法
雞眼 / 鸡眼 (jīyǎn)
雙眼皮 / 双眼皮 (shuāngyǎnpí)
雞瞀眼 / 鸡瞀眼
電眼 / 电眼 (diànyǎn)
露眼
青光眼 (qīngguāngyǎn)
青白眼
青眼 (qīngyǎn)
順眼 / 顺眼 (shùnyǎn)
頭眼 / 头眼
顯眼 / 显眼 (xiǎnyǎn)
颱風眼 / 台风眼
飛眼 / 飞眼 (fēiyǎn)
飛眼風 / 飞眼风
養眼 / 养眼 (yǎngyǎn)
餳眼 / 饧眼
馬眼 / 马眼 (mǎyǎn)
馬虎眼 / 马虎眼
高眼
鬥心眼 / 斗心眼
鬥眼 / 斗眼 (dòuyǎn)
鬥雞眼 / 斗鸡眼 (dòujīyǎn)
魚眼 / 鱼眼 (yúyǎn)
鳳眼 / 凤眼
鳳眼果 / 凤眼果
鴝鵒眼 / 鸲鹆眼
鵝眼錢 / 鹅眼钱
鶻鴒眼 / 鹘鸰眼
麂眼
黑眼圈 (hēiyǎnquān)
點眼 / 点眼 (diǎnyǎn)
龍眼 / 龙眼 (lóngyǎn)
龍眼乾 / 龙眼干 (lóngyǎngān)

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wěn, ěn (wen³, en³)

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄣˇ, ㄣˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngan⁵ / jan²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wěn
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wǔn
  - Wade–Giles: wên³
  - Yale: wěn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woen
  - Palladius: вэнь (vɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wən²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: ěn
  - Zhuyin: ㄣˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ěn
  - Wade–Giles: ên³
  - Yale: ěn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: een
  - Palladius: энь (enʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀən²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: ngan⁵ / jan²
  - Yale: ngáhn / yán
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngan⁵ / jan²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngen⁵ / yen²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐn¹³/, /jɐn³⁵/

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*ŋˤə[n]ʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	眼
Reading #	1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	wěn
Middle Chinese	‹ ngon^X ›
Old Chinese	/*ŋˁə[n]ʔ/
English	protrude as a knob
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Definitions

眼

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) protruding; bulging (like bulging eyes)

References

“眼”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

眼

(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji)

eyeball

Readings

Go-on: げん (gen, Jōyō ^†)
Kan-on: がん (gan, Jōyō)
On: ごん (gon)
Kun: まなこ (manako, 眼, Jōyō)、め (me)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
眼
まなこ Grade: 5
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 眼 – see the following entry.

【まなこ】

[noun] the pupil; also, the eyes in general

(This term, 眼, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
眼
め Grade: 5
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 眼 – see the following entry.

【目め】1

[noun] [from 712] 目, 眼: eye

(This term, 眼, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

Tsukishima, Hiroshi (1978) Kojisho Ongi Shūsei 3: Daihannya-kyō Ongi, Daihannya-kyō Jishō (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Kyūko Shoin, →ISBN

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 眼 (MC ngeanX).

Historical Readings
Dongguk Jeongun Reading
Dongguk Jeongun, 1448	ᅌᅡᆫ〯 (Yale: ngǎn)
Middle Korean
Text	Eumhun
Text	*Gloss (hun)*	Reading
Hunmong Jahoe, 1527^[2]	눈〮 (Yale: nwún)	안〯 (Yale: ǎn)

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠(ː)n]
Phonetic hangul: [안(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Hanja

Wikisource

眼 (eumhun 눈 안 (nun an))

hanja form^? of 안 (“eye”) [affix]

Compounds

개안 (開眼, gaean)
벽안 (碧眼, byeogan)
별안간 (瞥眼間, byeoran'gan)
안경 (眼鏡, an'gyeong)
안과 (眼科, an'gwa)
안구 (眼球, an'gu)
안목 (眼目, anmok)
안식 (眼識, ansik)
안중 (眼中, anjung)
용안 (龍眼, yong'an)
육안 (肉眼, yugan)
착안 (着眼, chagan)
혈안 (血眼, hyeoran)

References

국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [3]

Vietnamese

Han character

Readings

眼: Hán Việt readings: nhẫn, nhãn
眼: Nôm readings: nhởn, nhản, nhan, nhẫn, nhãn

chữ Hán form of nhãn (“longan”)

References

Lê Sơn Thanh, "Nom-Viet.dat", WinVNKey (details)