Chinese symbol for “glance”
一眼
yī yǎn
a glance; a quick look; a glimpse
The closest CC-CEDICT match for glance is 一眼 (yī yǎn), defined as: a glance; a quick look; a glimpse.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “glance”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一瞥 | yī piē | glance; glimpse |
| 睐 (睞) | lài | to glance; to look askance at |
| 阚 (闞) | kàn | to glance; to peep |
| 眼 | yǎn | eye (只 (zhī),双 (shuāng)); (often used with 一 (yī)) a look; a glance |
| 掠过 (掠過) | lüè guò | to flit across; to sweep past |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 一眼.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一个 (一個) | yī ge | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 一样 (一樣) | yī yàng | same; like |
| 一定 | yī dìng | surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | (in) the same place; together; in company (with) |
| 一直 | yī zhí | straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through |
| 眼睛 | yǎn jing | eye; 只 (zhī),双 (shuāng) |
| 眼前 | yǎn qián | before one's eyes; now |
See also: Japanese symbol for “glance”.
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