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眉 (méi) — eyebrow (bound form, used in compounds like 眉毛, 眉头); top margin or header of a page (in 页眉, 眉批)

Definition

Bound form rarely used alone; learners meet it mainly in 眉毛 (eyebrow) and the metaphor 眉头 ('brow' = mood). Also appears in book-related terms like 页眉 (page header).

bound form
eyebrow (bound form, used in compounds like 眉毛, 眉头)top margin or header of a page (in 页眉, 眉批)

Examples

  • 。
    Tā měi tiān dōu yào huà méi mao.
    She draws her eyebrows every day.
  • ，。
    Bié zhòu méi tóu, xiào yi xiào.
    Don't frown, smile a bit.
  • 眉。
    Qǐng zài yè méi chù xiě shàng nǐ de míng zì.
    Please write your name in the page header.

Origin

Pictograph
六书liùshū
象形xiàngxíng

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

眉 originally showed 𠃜, hair, above 目, an eye.

Appears in
Body Parts

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