弱视 (ruò shì) — amblyopia; lazy eye; weak vision (medical condi…

Definition

noun

amblyopialazy eyeweak vision (medical condition)

Easily confused

弱视，。
Tā cóng xiǎo jiù yǒu ruò shì, zuǒ yǎn shì lì hěn chà.
He has had amblyopia since childhood, and his left eye has very poor vision.
弱视。
Yī shēng jiàn yì tā jǐn zǎo zhì liáo ruò shì.
The doctor advised her to treat her amblyopia as early as possible.
弱视，。
ruò shì Rú guǒ bù jí shí jiǎo zhèng, kě néng huì yǐng xiǎng lì tǐ shì jué.
If amblyopia is not corrected in time, it may affect stereo vision.

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.

弱 (weak) describes 视 (vision), meaning weak sight.

Characters in this word

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

弱 pairs 弓 (bow) with 彡 (hair), showing a decorative bow that is functionally inferior, or a shaking, worn-out bow.

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

Same sound today

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