眼帘 (yǎn lián) — (literary) field of vision, eyesight, one's view | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Literary term for what the eye takes in — 'field of vision' or 'one's view' (as in 映入眼帘, 'to come into view'). Almost always appears in the set phrase 映入眼帘.

noun

(literary) field of visioneyesightone's view

Examples

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Yì fú měi lì de huà yìng rù yǎn lián.
A beautiful painting came into view.
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Tā tuī kāi chuāng hu, yí piàn lǜ sè yìng rù yǎn lián.
He pushed open the window, and a patch of green caught his eye.
眼帘。
Nà gǎn rén de yí mù zhì jīn hái zài wǒ yǎn lián zhōng fú xiàn.
That touching scene still appears before my eyes to this day.

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.

帘liáncurtain

眼 and 帘 combine as the curtain over the eyes, meaning sight.

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.

目艮眼

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.

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.

竹廉簾

Meaning part形符xíngfú

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.

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