眔 meaning and stroke order
To glance; to wink
How to write 眔, stroke by stroke
10 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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How 眔 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Eye.
目 gives the meaning.
Radical: 目 (eye), shared by 100 characters on this site.
How to remember 眔
The top part is 目 (mù), an eye, which tells you the meaning is about looking. Picture an eye on top with something trailing below it, like a quick glance or a wink thrown downward.
眔 (dà) is a rare, literary character that you will mostly meet in classical texts and dictionaries, not in everyday speech. In modern Chinese, people say 瞥 (piē) for a glance or 眨眼 (zhǎyǎn) for a wink, for example 他对我眨了眨眼 (tā duì wǒ zhǎ le zhǎ yǎn), he winked at me.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes confuse 眔 with 罘 (fú) or other characters that have a 罒-like top, but 眔 has a full upright 目 eye on top. Also remember the tone is fourth tone dà, the same sound as 大 (dà) but with a completely different meaning.
Characters that contain 眔
Learning 眔 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 眔
How many strokes are in 眔?
眔 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 眔 mean?
眔 (dà) means to glance; to wink.
How do you pronounce 眔?
眔 is pronounced dà, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 眔?
The radical of 眔 is 目, which carries the idea of "eye". Dictionaries list 眔 under this radical.
Is 眔 used in modern Chinese writing?
Almost never. It survives mainly in classical texts and as a component inside other characters, so you only need to recognize it, not use it.
What does the 目 part tell me about 眔?
目 is the semantic part, meaning eye. It signals that 眔 has to do with seeing or eye movements, which fits its meaning of glancing or winking.