眶

kuàng
匡 + 目

Definitions

kuàng (noun) eye socket

Etymology phono-semantic

eye

Semantic: 目 Phonetic: 匡

About

The character 眶 is a phono-semantic compound that precisely denotes the bony cavity housing the eyeball. Its left component, the semantic radical 目 (eye), grounds the character in ocular anatomy. The right component, 匡, provides the phonetic element "kuāng" while its original meaning, to correct or rectify, also subtly evokes a sense of a frame or enclosure. Historically, its meaning has remained specialized, consistently referring to the eye socket or its rim, commonly appearing in medical terminology and literary descriptions of tears welling within the facial contours.

Example Sentences Hide

她的眼眶有点红。

Tā de yǎnkuàng yǒudiǎn hóng.

Her eye sockets are a bit red.

他揉了揉眼眶。

Tā róu le róu yǎnkuàng.

He rubbed his eye sockets.

眼泪充满了她的眼眶。

Yǎnlèi chōngmǎn le tā de yǎnkuàng.

Tears filled her eye sockets.

医生检查了他的眼眶。

Yīshēng jiǎnchá le tā de yǎnkuàng.

The doctor examined his eye sockets.

眼眶的疼痛让他难以入睡。

Yǎnkuàng de téngtòng ràng tā nányǐ rùshuì.

The pain in his eye sockets made it hard for him to fall asleep.

他努力不让泪水溢出眼眶。

Tā nǔlì bù ràng lèishuǐ yìchū yǎnkuàng.

He tried hard not to let tears spill from his eye sockets.

经过长时间哭泣，她的眼眶肿了起来。

Jīngguò cháng shíjiān kūqì, tā de yǎnkuàng zhǒng le qǐlái.

After crying for a long time, her eye sockets became swollen.

眶周皮肤需要特别护理以防止老化。

Kuàng zhōu pífū xūyào tèbié hùlǐ yǐ fángzhǐ lǎohuà.

The skin around the eye sockets needs special care to prevent aging.

Related Characters

Component: 匡

框 筐 诓 哐 劻 恇 洭 誆 軭

Component: 目

着 看 相 目 眼 省 睛 督 睡 冒 泪 眉 瞧 盯

Example Words

眼眶