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Chinese symbol for “eyeball”

眼球
yǎn qiú
eyeball; (fig.) attention

The closest CC-CEDICT match for eyeball is 眼球 (yǎn qiú), defined as: eyeball; (fig.) attention.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

眼 yǎn
eyelet, hole, opening
radical 109 ⽬ · 11 strokes
球 qiú
ball, globe, sphere; round
radical 96 ⽟ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “eyeball”

WordPinyinMeaning
眼珠子yǎn zhū zieyeball; fig. the apple of one's eye (i.e. favorite person)
睛jīngeye; eyeball
眼珠yǎn zhūone's eyes; eyeball
目珠mù zhūeyeball
眼珠儿 (眼珠兒)yǎn zhū reyeball; fig. the apple of one's eye (i.e. favorite person)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 眼球.

WordPinyinMeaning
眼睛yǎn jingeye; 只 (zhī),双 (shuāng)
眼前yǎn qiánbefore one's eyes; now
眼泪 (眼淚)yǎn lèitear; teardrop; measure word: 滴 (dī)
眼中yǎn zhōngin (sb's) eyes
眼镜 (眼鏡)yǎn jìngspectacles; eyeglasses
眼光yǎn guānggaze; insight
全球quán qiúthe whole world; worldwide; global
足球zú qiúsoccer; football; a soccer ball; a football

See also: Japanese symbol for “eyeball”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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