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睑
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eyelid

HSK 10
Human →Body →Body Parts
jiǎn
ケン
まぶた
검
Phonosemantic compound. 目 represents the meaning and 僉 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (瞼)
目 eye+ 僉 unanimous =
瞼 eyelid
目 Meaning component
mù eye
僉 Phonetic component
unanimous
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Simplified (睑)
目 eye+ 佥 all =
睑 eyelid
目 Meaning component
mù eye
佥 Phonetic component
qiān all
all, together, unanimous
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Notes
Similar Characters
盯 stare at盱 wide open eyes盲 blind盹 to doze盼 await hopefully省 economize眄 to look askance眇 blind in one eye眈 gloat看 look at県 county (jp)眍 sunken (simp)眎 view (archaic)眙 to gaze at眚 disease of the eyes眠 slumber眡 blurred sight眢 eyes without brightness眥 eye sockets (trad)眦 eye sockets (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
瞼
Regular
Modern
Chinese
睑 / 瞼 [jiǎn]
eyelid
Japanese
瞼 、 目蓋 、 眼蓋 まぶた 、 まなぶた (old) 同音
noun usually kana eyelid
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
彼は眠くて瞼が重かった。
His eyes were heavy with sleep.
CHINESE WORDS (6)
眼睑 [yǎn​jiǎn] #19,213
eyelid
上睑 [shàng​jiǎn] #31,433
upper eyelid
上眼睑 [shàng​yǎn​jiǎn]
upper eyelid
下眼睑 [xià​yǎn​jiǎn]
lower eyelid
睑腺炎 [jiǎn​xiàn​yán]
sty (eyelid swelling)
第三眼睑 [dì​sān​yǎn​jiǎn]
nictitating membrane (zoology)
JAPANESE WORDS (16)
⭐ 瞼 [まぶた] #4,628
eyelid
眼瞼 [がんけん] #67,868
eyelid
二重まぶた [ふたえまぶた] #76,835
double-edged eyelid
下まぶた [したまぶた] #89,886
lower eyelid
上まぶた [うわまぶた] #102,439
upper eyelid
一重まぶた [ひとえまぶた] #103,187
single-edged eyelid
眼瞼下垂 [がんけんかすい] #200,141
ptosis
花瞼 [かけん] #304,511
beautiful eyelids
挟瞼器 [きょうけんき]
entropion forceps
眼瞼内反 [がんけんないはん]
palpebral nerve
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