眨
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zhǎ · to wink

Master the form, understand its parts, and learn how it behaves in real Chinese.

HSK 2.0 · Level 6Frequency #10148
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Learn every stroke in 眨

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

9Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

目Key radical

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Example sentences

Notice where 眨 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ zhǎ yǎn huí yìng le tā.我眨眼回应了他。

I winked back.

Source: Tatoeba #13994858 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā fā shēng zài yì zhǎ yǎn zhī jiàn.它發生在一眨眼之間。

It happened in the blink of an eye.

Source: Tatoeba #6535836 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài zhǎ yǎn.我在眨眼。

I was blinking.

Source: Tatoeba #10484399 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xiāo fáng yuán yì zhǎ yǎn de gōng fū jiù bǎ huǒ gěi miè le.消防员一眨眼的功夫就把火给灭了。

The firefighters put out the fire in the blink of an eye.

Source: Tatoeba #12796466 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhǎ gè yǎn de gōng fū, gòng tè jiù bú jiàn le.眨个眼的功夫,贡特就不见了。

In a wink, Gunter was gone.

Source: Tatoeba #13938594 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rén píng jūn yì fēn zhōng zhǎ jǐ cì yǎn jīng?人平均一分钟眨几次眼睛?

How many times a minute does the average person blink?

Source: Tatoeba #10752782 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 眨 in context

  1. Say zhǎ, then recall the core meaning: to wink.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 眨眼 (zhǎ yǎn), meaning “to blink”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 眨 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.