眼袋 (yǎn dài) — bags under the eyes; puffiness under the eyes

Definition

noun
bags under the eyespuffiness under the eyes
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • ,眼袋。
    Tā zuì jìn áo yè tài duō, yǎn dài hěn míng xiǎn.
    She's been staying up too much lately, the bags under her eyes are very obvious.
  • 眼袋。
    Yòng yǎn shuāng kě yǐ jiǎn qīng yǎn dài.
    Using eye cream can reduce bags under the eyes.
  • 眼袋,。
    Tā de yǎn dài yuè lái yuè zhòng, kàn qǐ lái méi jīng shén.
    His bags under the eyes are getting heavier; he looks listless.

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.

眼袋 pictures puffiness as a 袋 bag under the 眼 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.

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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
衣衣yīclothes
Sound part声符shēngfú
代
代dài袋dài
Same sound today

袋 combines 衣 (clothes) with 代, where 衣 gives the meaning and 代 gives the sound.

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