睜 (zhēng)

To open (eyes).

How 睜 is written

Strokes
13
Radical
目 — eye
Traditional
睜
Simplified
睁

Components

  • 目 eye
  • 爫 claw/talon
  • ⺕ pig snout
  • 亅 hook

Common words using 睜

睜眼 zhēngyǎn
to open one's eyes
睜開 zhēngkāi
to open the eyes
眼睜睜 yǎnzhēngzhēng
to look on helplessly; to daydream
睜一眼閉一眼 zhēngyīyǎnbìyīyǎn
to turn a blind eye

睜 in a sentence

你睜開眼睛看清楚。

Nǐ zhēngkāi yǎnjīng kàn qīngchǔ.

“Open your eyes and look clearly.”

How common is 睜?

睜 is the 1,960th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 97% of all running text.

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