鱼尾纹 (yú wěi wén) — crow's feet; wrinkles at the corners of the eyes | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

crow's feetwrinkles at the corners of the eyes

Examples

鱼尾纹。
Tā yǎn jiǎo kāi shǐ chū xiàn yú wěi wén le.
She is starting to get crow's feet at the corners of her eyes.
鱼尾纹。
Yòng zhè kuǎn yǎn shuāng kě yǐ dàn huà yú wěi wén.
Using this eye cream can reduce crow's feet.
，鱼尾纹。
Suī rán tā wǔ shí suì le, dàn liǎn shàng jī hū méi yǒu yú wěi wén.
Although she is fifty, she barely has any crow's feet on her face.

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.

鱼尾fish tail

鱼yúfish尾wěitail

偏正Modifier + head

纹wénwrinkle

The 纹 are shaped like a 鱼尾, a fish's tail, hence crow's feet.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 魚; 鱼 is its simplified writing.

For 鱼, the traditional form 魚 is a picture of a fish.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

尸毛尾

尸尸shīperson
毛毛máohair; feather

The form 尾 combines 尸 (person) and 毛 (hair; feather).

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 紋; 纹 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìthread

Sound part声符shēngfú

文

Same sound today

The traditional form 紋 pairs 糸 (thread) with 文 as the sound part, giving the sense of a line of thread; this note is about 紋, not 纹.

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