睁

to open (one's eyes)

11 strokes Dict coverage rank #3,211 U+7741

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

目 (semantic, “eye”) + 争 (phonetic, zhēng)

components: 目争

unshut · Heisig RSH #2222

eyeball + 争 contend

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 争

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 争 (zhēng) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
争 sound component	zhēng	to dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive
静	jìng	still, quiet, motionless, gentle
净	jìng	clean, pure; to cleanse
筝	zhēng	guzheng, zither, string instrument
铮	zhēng	clanging sound; a small gong
峥	zhēng	high, lofty, noble; perilous, steep
狰	zhēng	fierce-looking, ferocious

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
睁一眼闭一眼	zhēng yī yǎn bì yī yǎn	to turn a blind eye
睁一只眼闭一只眼	zhēng yī zhī yǎn bì yī zhī yǎn	to turn a blind eye
睁眼说瞎话	zhēng yǎn shuō xiā huà	to tell a barefaced lie; to lie through one's teeth
睁只眼闭只眼	zhēng zhī yǎn bì zhī yǎn	to turn a blind eye
睁着眼睛说瞎话	zhēng zhe yǎn jīng shuō xiā huà	(idiom) to lie through one's teeth; to talk drivel
目睁口呆	mù zhēng kǒu dāi	stunned; dumbstruck
睁开	zhēng kāi	to open (one's eyes)
睁眼	zhēng yǎn	to open one's eyes
睁眼瞎	zhēng yǎn xiā	an illiterate; sb who has blurred vision; sb who is willfully blind
眼睁睁	yǎn zhēng zhēng	to stare blankly; to look on helplessly; to look on unfeelingly