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眚
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disease of the eyes

HSK 10
Human →Body →Sense Organs
shěng
セイ、ショウ
Phonosemantic compound. 生 represents the sound and 目 represents the meaning.
Components
生 life+ 目 eye =
眚 disease of the eyes
生 Phonetic component
shēng life
life, living, lifetime
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目 Meaning component
mù eye
eye
Notes
Similar Characters
省 economize产 give (simp)姓 surname性 sex旌 banner or flag星 star牲 domestic animal甥 sister's child笙 small gourd-shaped musical胜 excel (simp)產 products (trad)産 products (jp)甤 drooping甦 be reborn (trad)青 blue or green盯 stare at盱 wide open eyes盲 blind盹 to doze盼 await hopefully
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
眚
Regular
Modern
Chinese
眚 [shěng]
cataract of the eye; error
Example Sentences