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睫

jié

eyelashes

🔤 Pictophonetic: 目 (eye) provides meaning, 疌 provides pronunciation

HSK 13 strokes Uncommon (34%)

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Component Breakdown

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目

mù

eye; to look, to see; division, topic

疌

jié

nimble, quick

⿰目疌 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

mù

目

eye; to look, to see; division, topic

📷 Pictographic: An eye drawn on its side

5 strokes HSK 3

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

jié

疌

nimble, quick

🔤 Pictophonetic: 疋 (foot) provides meaning, 彐 provides pronunciation

8 strokes

jì

彐

snout

3 strokes

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

1 strokes

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

pǐ

疋

roll, bolt of cloth; foot

📷 Pictographic: A foot 止 with a leg on top

5 strokes

Words Using 睫 (10)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

眉睫 ↗

méijié

eyebrows and eyelashes / nearby

méijié

眉睫 ↗

eyebrows and eyelashes / nearby

ciliary body (in the eye, containing the focusing muscles)

jiézhuàngtǐ

睫状体 ↗

ciliary body (in the eye, containing the focusing muscles)

交睫 ↗

jiāojié

to sleep / lit. one's eyelids join

jiāojié

交睫 ↗

to sleep / lit. one's eyelids join

倒睫 ↗

dàojié

trichiasis (ingrown eyelashes)

dàojié

倒睫 ↗

trichiasis (ingrown eyelashes)

目不交睫 ↗

mùbùjiāojié

lit. the eyelashes do not come together (idiom) / fig. to not sleep a wink

mùbùjiāojié

目不交睫 ↗

lit. the eyelashes do not come together (idiom) / fig. to not sleep a wink

目不见睫 ↗

mùbùjiànjié

lit. the eye cannot see the eyelashes (idiom); fig. unable to see one's own faults / to lack self-awareness / truths too close to home

mùbùjiànjié

目不见睫 ↗

lit. the eye cannot see the eyelashes (idiom); fig. unable to see one's own faults / to lack self-awareness / truths too close to home

迫在眉睫 ↗

pòzàiméijié

pressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent

pòzàiméijié

迫在眉睫 ↗

pressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent