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眨

zhǎ

to wink

💡 Ideographic: Two eyes, one open 目 and one shut 乏

HSK 6 9 strokes Common (24%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

目

mù

eye; to look, to see; division, topic

乏

fá

poor; short, lacking; tired

⿰目乏 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

mù

目

eye; to look, to see; division, topic

📷 Pictographic: An eye drawn on its side

5 strokes HSK 3

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

fá

乏

poor; short, lacking; tired

💡 Ideographic: A foot 之 running into a wall or barrier 丿

4 strokes HSK 5

piě

丿

slash

1 strokes

zhī

之

marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to

💡 Ideographic: A foot meaning "to follow"; cursive version of 止

3 strokes HSK 4

Words Using 眨 (6)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

to blink / to wink / in the twinkling of an eye

zhǎyǎn

眨眼 ↗

to blink / to wink / in the twinkling of an eye

to murder without blinking an eye (idiom) / ruthless / cold-blooded

shārénbùzhǎyǎn

杀人不眨眼 ↗

to murder without blinking an eye (idiom) / ruthless / cold-blooded