睫毛 (jié máo) — eyelash | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

eyelash

Measure word · 根

睫毛。
Tā de jié máo yòu cháng yòu hēi.
Her eyelashes are both long and black.
睫毛。
Huà zhuāng shī zài bāng tā huà jié máo.
The makeup artist is helping her apply mascara to her eyelashes.
睫毛。
Tā měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu jiá jié máo.
She curls her eyelashes every morning.

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.

睫jiéeyelash

It names the eyelash; 睫 is the eyelash, and 毛 means hair.

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.

目疌睫

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

疌

疌jié睫jié

Same sound today

The left part 目 is an eye, showing the meaning, while the right part 疌 gives the sound.

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

毛 is drawn as a feather or hair, with its strokes tracing the shape of the feather or hair.

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