Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 眉
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眉 |
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Meaning |
eyebrow, upper margin |
Pronunciation |
méi |
Explanation |
Top: var. of butt in side view 尸, below: eye 目. Here better: |
Mnemonic
| An eye framed by an eyebrow. |
Radicals
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眉
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eyebrow | (Image of an eyebrow 尸 above the eye 目.) |
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尸
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buttocks in side view | (This radical has the meaning: corpse 尸. But because of its use in tail 尾 or urine 尿 or flatulence 屁, it is generally considered to mean 'buttocks'.) |
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目
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eye | |
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Vocabulary
| 眉头 |
méi tóu |
brows | | 频眉蹙额 |
pín méi cù é |
worried and unhappy (idiom) | | 迫在眉睫 |
pò zài méi jié |
pressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent | | 蛾眉皓齿 |
é méi hào chǐ |
beautiful eyebrow and white teeth (idiom); lovely young woman | | 眉梢 |
méi shāo |
tip of brow | | 眉黛 |
méi dài |
eyebrows (with umber black make-up) | | 皱眉 |
zhòu méi |
to frown; to knit one's brow | | 黑眉蝮蛇 |
hēi méi fù shé |
Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds | | 眉毛 |
méi mao |
eyebrow | | 蹙眉 |
cù méi |
to frown |
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