睛 (zing1 | jing1) : eyeball; pupil (of eye)

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睛

zing1

jing1

eyeball; pupil (of eye)

Stroke count: 13

Level: 2

Radical: 目 (#109)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

睛

This word has been viewed 4053 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Apr 2014 14:46

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眼睛 ngaan5 zing1 yan3 jing5 = the eyes 國

擦亮眼睛 caat3 loeng6 ngaan5 zing1 ca1 liang4 yan3 jing1 = remove the scales from one's eyes; sharpen one's vigilance

眼睛疲勞 ngaan5 zing1 pei4 lou4 yan3 jing5 pei2 lao2 = eyestrain

深睛凸額 sam1 zing1 dat6 ngaak6 = describes an ugly person (lit., "sunken eyes, bulging forehead")

畫龍點睛 waak6 lung4 dim2 zing1 hua4 long2 dian3 jing1 = add the finishing touch

吸睛 kap1 zing1 xi1 jing1 = to catch one's attention; to be attractive

點睛 dim2 zing1 dian3 jing1 = eye opening or eye dotting ceremony

開光點睛 hoi1 gwong1 dim2 zing1 kai1 guang1 dian3 jing1 = opening the light and dotting the eyes

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 睛
Unicode code for this character: U+775b (off-site link)

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