黛 (dài) — black eyebrow liner (traditional women's cosmetic)
Definition
黛 refers to the traditional black powder or pigment women used to darken and shape their eyebrows — a cosmetic, not the eyebrow itself. You will see it in literary or historical contexts, often paired with 眉.
noun
black eyebrow liner (traditional women's cosmetic)
Measure word · 种
Examples
- 黛。Gǔ dài nǚ zǐ cháng yòng dài lái huà méi.Ancient women often used eyebrow liner to draw their eyebrows.
- 黛。Zhè zhǒng dài shì tiān rán kuàng wù zhì chéng de.This kind of eyebrow liner is made from natural minerals.
- ，黛。Zài táng dài, dài shì fù nǚ huà zhuāng de zhòng yào yòng pǐn.In the Tang Dynasty, eyebrow liner was an important cosmetic for women.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
黛 combines 黑 (black) with 代 (dài) for the sound, fitting its meaning of black eyebrow liner.
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