眼角膜 (yǎn jiǎo mó) — cornea | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

cornea

Measure word · 片

Examples

眼角膜，。
Tā de yǎn jiǎo mó shòu shāng le, xū yào shǒu shù.
His cornea was injured and needs surgery.
眼角膜。
Juān xiàn yǎn jiǎo mó kě yǐ bāng zhù shī míng de rén.
Donating corneas can help blind people.
眼角膜，。
Yī shēng jiǎn chá le tā de yǎn jiǎo mó, fā xiàn hěn jiàn kāng.
The doctor examined her cornea and found it very healthy.

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.

角膜horn-like membrane

角jiǎohorn膜mómembrane

偏正Modifier + head

眼 and 角膜 combine to name the eye's horn-like membrane.

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.

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

The form 角 is a picture of a horn.

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

⺼Written in full as肉ròu

Sound part声符shēngfú

莫

莫mò膜mó

Same sound today

膜 combines ⺼ (written in full as 肉) with 莫, which gives the character its sound.

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