镜片 (jìng piàn) — lens (for glasses, cameras, etc.)

Definition

noun
lens (for glasses, cameras, etc.)
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 镜片
    Zhè fù jìng piàn de dù shu tài gāo le, wǒ dài zhe bù shū fu.
    The prescription of this pair of lenses is too strong; I don't feel comfortable wearing them.
  • 镜片
    Xiàng jī jìng piàn shàng yǒu yì diǎn huī chén, xū yào cā gān jìng.
    There's a little dust on the camera lens; it needs to be wiped clean.
  • 镜片
    Tā mǎi le yì kuǎn fáng lán guāng de jìng piàn lái bǎo hù yǎn jing.
    He bought a pair of blue-light-blocking lenses to protect his eyes.

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.

jìngmirror/glass
piànpiece/slice

镜 points to mirror or glass, and 片 names a thin piece, so it means a lens piece.

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
jīnmetal
Sound part声符shēngfú
jìngjìng
Same sound today

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

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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