Chinese word dictionary

睚眦

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

Practice word

Word information

Simplified睚眦

Traditional睚眥

Pinyinyá zì

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.

睚yá

to stare

眦zì

eye socket; the corner of the eye

How to learn 睚眦

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.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.