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眼皮 (yǎn pí) — eyelid

Definition

noun
eyelid
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 眼皮，。
    Tā de yǎn pí hěn hǎo kàn, shì shuāng yǎn pí.
    Her eyelids are very nice; she has double eyelids.
  • ，眼皮。
    Wǒ áo yè le, yǎn pí yì zhí tiào.
    I stayed up late; my eyelids keep twitching.
  • 眼皮，。
    Huà yǎn pí de shí hou yào xiǎo xīn, bié chuō dào yǎn jing.
    Be careful when applying eyeliner; don't poke your eye.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

眼yǎneye
皮pískin or covering

眼 means eye and 皮 means skin or covering, together the lid of the eye.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
目目mùeye
Sound part声符shēngfú
艮
艮gèn眼yǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

眼 combines 目, which is an eye, with 艮, which gives the character's sound.

Open 眼 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

皮 shows a hand pulling fur off an animal pelt, with the pelt drawn at the upper left.

Open 皮 →
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