Memory phrase for the character: 眉
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
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An eye framed by an eyebrow.
Radicals
眉
eyebrow Image of an eyebrow 尸 above the eye 目 .
尸
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'.
目
eye Image of an eye with a central pupil 口 .
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Vocabulary
眉头
méi tóu
brows
4352
频眉蹙额
pín méi cù é
worried and unhappy (idiom)
9873
迫在眉睫
pò zài méi jié
pressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent
8635
蛾眉皓齿
é méi hào chǐ
beautiful eyebrow and white teeth (idiom); lovely young woman
7789
眉梢
méi shāo
tip of brow
7132
眉黛
méi dài
eyebrows (with umber black make-up)
6723
皱眉
zhòu méi
to frown; to knit one's brow
5241
黑眉蝮蛇
hēi méi fù shé
Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds
4738
黑眉蝮蛇
hēi méi fù shé
4354
眉毛
méi mao
eyebrow
4353
蹙眉
cù méi
to frown
9874
蹙眉
cù méi
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