Chinese symbol for “eyesight”
视力
shì lì
Traditional: 視力
eyesight; visual acuity
The closest CC-CEDICT match for eyesight is 视力 (shì lì), defined as: eyesight; visual acuity.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “eyesight”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 眼力 | yǎn lì | eyesight; strength of vision |
| 目力 | mù lì | eyesight (i.e. quality of vision) |
| 眼神 | yǎn shén | expression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance |
| 眼帘 (眼簾) | yǎn lián | eyes (in literature); eyesight |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 视力.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 视频 (視頻) | shì pín | video |
| 电视 (電視) | diàn shì | television; TV; 台 (tái),部 (bù) |
| 电视台 (電視台) | diàn shì tái | television station |
| 重视 (重視) | zhòng shì | to attach importance to sth; to value |
| 视为 (視為) | shì wéi | to view as; to see as |
| 能力 | néng lì | capability; ability |
| 努力 | nǔ lì | to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious |
| 力量 | lì liang | power; force; strength |
See also: Japanese symbol for “eyesight”.
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.