Chinese word dictionary

眦睚

zì yá · see 睚眥|睚眦[ya2 zi4]

Practice word

Word information

Simplified眦睚

Traditional眥睚

Pinyinzì yá

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

眦zì

eye socket; the corner of the eye

睚yá

to stare

How to learn 眦睚

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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内眦nèi zì

(anatomy) medial canthus; inner corner of the eye

外眦wài zì

(anatomy) lateral canthus; outer corner of the eye

目眦mù zì

eye socket

睚眦yá zì

(literary) to glare in anger; (literary) (fig.) a small grievance

发指眦裂fà zhǐ zì liè

hair standing up and eyes wide in anger (idiom); enraged; in a towering rage

睚眦必报yá zì bì bào

lit. to seek revenge over a dirty look (idiom); fig. small-minded; vindictive