How to say “open” in Chinese
open (one's eyes)
“Open” in Chinese is 睁, zhēng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
睁 is read zhēng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 目 “eye”; on the right, 争 zhēng hints at the reading.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “睁”.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Eyes and mouth”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “open” in Chinese?
“Open” in Chinese is 睁, pinyin zhēng.
What does 睁 mean?
睁 (zhēng) means “open (one's eyes)”.
How do you write 睁?
睁 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 睁?
睁 is read zhēng. Tones: zhēng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“open” in the lesson “Eyes and mouth”
This word is from the topic “Body movement” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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