眉

méi

目 + 𠃜

Definitions

méi (noun) eyebrow

méi (noun) upper margin

Etymology

Depicts hair above the eye (目).

About

眉 is a pictographic and ideographic character: the eye radical 目 sits at its base, with strokes above representing hair over the eye. It has always denoted the eyebrow, and because eyebrows sit at the top of the face and convey emotion, the character metaphorically extended to mean the upper margin of things (such as the top of a page) and appears in compounds describing mood or facial expression.

Etymology Hide

Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

她的眉毛很黑。

Tā de méimao hěn hēi.

Her eyebrows are very black.

他皱起了眉头。

Tā zhòu qǐ le méitóu.

He frowned.

她用眉笔画眉毛。

Tā yòng méibǐ huà méimao.

She uses an eyebrow pencil to draw her eyebrows.

他的眉形很好看。

Tā de méi xíng hěn hǎo kàn.

His eyebrow shape is very nice.

医生建议她修眉。

Yīshēng jiànyì tā xiū méi.

The doctor suggested she trim her eyebrows.

这个问题有了眉目。

Zhège wèntí yǒu le méimù.

This problem has a clue.

眉部的护理很重要。

Méi bù de hùlǐ hěn zhòngyào.

Eyebrow care is very important.

她的眉宇间透着英气。

Tā de méiyǔ jiān tòu zhe yīngqì.

There is a heroic spirit between her eyebrows.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 目

Component: 𠃜

眉