枪眼

槍眼

qiāngyǎn

noun #31,991

Measure Word

一个枪眼 gè

Meanings

1 loophole (for firing a weapon); embrasure
2 bullet hole

Characters

eye; small hole

Examples

碉堡的枪眼对着山下的小路。

Diāobǎo de qiāngyǎn duì zhe shān xià de xiǎolù.

The bunker's loopholes are aimed at the path below the mountain.

墙上留下了几个枪眼。

Qiáng shàng liúxià le jǐ ge qiāngyǎn.

Several bullet holes were left in the wall.

Tips

memory

枪 (gun) + 眼 (eye/hole) — either the "eye" through which a gun fires from inside a fortress (loophole), or the "eye" a bullet leaves behind (bullet hole). Same logic appears in 针眼 (needle eye), 钥匙眼 (keyhole), 烟囱眼 (chimney opening) — 眼 = small round opening.

Stroke Order

枪 qiāng

眼 yǎn