映入眼帘 (yìng rù yǎn lián) — to come into view, to appear before one's eyes

Definition

Literary, written phrase meaning something suddenly appears before your eyes — more vivid and formal than everyday '出现' or '看见', often used in narration or description.

verb
to come into viewto appear before one's eyes

Examples

  • ，映入眼帘。
    Yì zǒu jìn gōng yuán, měi lì de jǐng sè jiù yìng rù yǎn lián.
    As soon as I entered the park, the beautiful scenery came into view.
  • ，映入眼帘。
    Dǎ kāi chuāng hu, yí piàn lǜ sè de tián yě yìng rù yǎn lián.
    Opening the window, a green field appeared before my eyes.
  • 映入眼帘。
    Nà zhāng lǎo zhào piàn ràng guò qù de huí yì yìng rù yǎn lián.
    That old photo brought back memories from the past.

Origin

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
日日rìsun
Sound part声符shēngfú
央
央yāng映yìng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

映 pairs 日, the sun, with 央 as a sound element.

Open 映 →

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

入 is drawn as an arrowhead, indicating 'to enter'.

Open 入 →

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

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.

Open 眼 →

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 簾; 帘 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
竹竹zhú
Sound part声符shēngfú
廉
廉lián簾lián
Same sound today

The traditional form 簾 pairs 竹 (bamboo) with 廉 for its sound; the simplified 帘 is a later abbreviation.

Open 帘 →

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