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眦 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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眦 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
眦 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

眦 Stroke Order — How to Write 眦

Stroke Order

眦 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 目, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

眦 Radical and Character Components

Components:目此

眦 is a phono-semantic compound: 目 (eye) carries the meaning, while 此 indicates the sound.

Radical: 目 + 5 more strokes

眦 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • zì

Meanings of 眦 in Chinese

1

zì眦

The corner of the eye, where the upper and lower eyelids meet. When pronounced 'zì', it often appears in the idiom 'zì liè' or 'mù zì yù liè,' meaning to be extremely furious, as if one's eyes are bursting with anger.
他气得目眦欲裂,几乎要冲上去理论。
He was so furious that his eyes seemed to burst, almost charging forward to argue.

Common Words and Phrases with 眦

1
zì眦yá睚
To stare with anger; to bear a grudge or animosity.
他常常因为一些小事就与人产生眦睚,人缘一直不太好。
He often gets into small quarrels with people over minor issues, so his popularity has never been very good.

More words with 眦

  • yá睚zì眦Minor grudge, Angry glare
  • zì眦liè裂canthal fissure, fissure of the canthus
  • mù目zì眦yù欲liè裂eyes bursting with rage, eyes blazing with fury
  • nèi内zì眦zhuì赘pí皮epicanthic fold, epicanthal fold
  • yá睚zì眦xiǎo小shì事a minor grievance, a petty squabble

Idioms with 眦

  • fà发zhǐ指zì眦liè裂extremely furious, hair bristling, eyes splitting
  • yá睚zì眦bì必bào报retaliate for the slightest offense
  • chōng冲guàn冠zì眦liè裂furious to the point of hair pushing up cap
  • liè裂zì眦jiáo嚼chǐ齿stare with eyes wide and teeth clenched in rage
  • mù目zì眦jìn尽liè裂eyes bursting with extreme rage
  • yá睚zì眦shā杀rén人kill for a hateful stare
  • yá睚zì眦zhī之hèn恨grudge for a slight offense
  • yá睚zì眦zhī之nù怒a fit of minor anger
  • yá睚zì眦zhī之yuàn怨a minor grudge from an angry look
  • zì眦liè裂fà发zhǐ指extremely furious
  • zì眦yá睚shā杀rén人kill over a trivial slight
  • fú福bù不yíng盈zì眦Fortune is meager and fleeting

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Questions about 眦

What does 眦 mean in Chinese?

眦 (zì) means “The corner of the eye” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 眦?

眦 is pronounced zì in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 眦 have?

眦 has 11 strokes.

How do you write 眦?

眦 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 目. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 眦?

The radical of 眦 is 目, and 眦 is a phono-semantic compound.

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