About
The character "睁", meaning to open the eyes, is based on its traditional form "睜", which combines the radical "目" for eye with the component "爭" functioning phonetically and semantically, where "爭" conveys a sense of exertion or pulling apart, reflecting the physical effort involved in widening the eyes. This structural pairing originally linked the character to the idea of straining or striving, but over centuries its meaning specialized solely to the act of opening the eyes or staring, shedding earlier associations with general conflict. The simplified form "睁" retains the same compositional approach, substituting "爭" with its abbreviated variant "争" while continuing to use "目" to anchor the character's relation to vision.
Example Sentences Hide
他睁开了眼睛。
请你睁开眼睛看看。
孩子惊恐地睁大了双眼。
她一直睁着眼等到天亮。
对这个问题我们不能睁一只眼闭一只眼。
他明明看见了，却睁眼说瞎话。
在强光下，他勉强睁开了眼睛。
他第一次睁眼看这个陌生而复杂的世界。