镜架 (jìng jià) — eyeglass frame; spectacle frame

Definition

Refers specifically to the frame of eyeglasses (lenses excluded). Counted with 副; usually paired with 眼镜 in context.

noun
eyeglass framespectacle frame
Measure word · 副
Easily confused

Examples

  • 镜架，。
    Zhè fù jìng jià de cái zhì shì tài hé jīn, hěn qīng.
    The material of this pair of eyeglass frames is titanium alloy, very light.
  • ，镜架。
    Pèi xīn yǎn jìng shí, nǐ kě yǐ xiān xuǎn xǐ huan de jìng jià.
    When getting new glasses, you can first choose the frames you like.
  • 镜架。
    Zhè ge pǐn pái de jìng jià shè jì hěn shí shàng.
    This brand's eyeglass frames have a very stylish design.

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.

镜jìnglens
架jiàframe

镜 refers to the lens, and 架 is the frame that holds it.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 鏡; 镜 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
金金jīnmetal
Sound part声符shēngfú
竟
竟jìng鏡jìng
Same sound today

The traditional form 鏡 puts 金, metal, next to 竟 to give the sound. The simplified 镜 is a later shorthand.

Open 镜 →

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
木木mùtree, wood
Sound part声符shēngfú
加
加jiā架jià
Same sound today

架 shows 木, meaning wood, with 加 giving the sound; it refers to a wooden prop.

Open 架 →

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