近视眼 (jìn shì yǎn) — myopia; nearsightedness; shortsightedness | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

myopianearsightednessshortsightedness

Examples

近视眼，。
Tā cóng xiǎo jiù dé le jìn shì yǎn, xiàn zài lí bù kāi yǎn jìng.
He has had myopia since childhood and now can't do without glasses.
近视眼。
Cháng qī kàn diàn nǎo róng yì dǎo zhì jìn shì yǎn.
Staring at a computer for long periods can easily lead to nearsightedness.
近视眼。
Zhè zhǒng shǒu shù néng chè dǐ zhì yù jìn shì yǎn.
This type of surgery can completely cure myopia.

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.

近视near-sighted

近jìnnear视shìvision

偏正Modifier + head

An 眼 with 近视 sees 近 things clearly, but far things poorly.

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.

辶斤近

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辶Written in full as辵chuòwalk

Sound part声符shēngfú

斤

斤jīn近jìn

Same sound today

近 combines 辶, a walking radical, with 斤, which gives the sound. The walking part fits the idea of moving close to something.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 視; 视 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

見見jiànsee

Sound part声符shēngfú

示

示shì視shì

Same sound today

The story is about the traditional form 視: it combines 見, meaning see, with 示, which gives the sound shì.

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

目艮眼

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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