睫
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eyelashes
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 目 +8
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 睫
- Common rank
- #3,126
- Unicode
- U+776B
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 睫
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 目不交睫 | lit. the eyelashes do not come together (idiom); fig. to not sleep a wink | |
| 目不见睫 | lit. the eye cannot see the eyelashes (idiom); fig. unable to see one's own faults; to lac… | |
| 眼睫毛 | eyelashes | |
| 睫状体 | ciliary body (in the eye, containing the focusing muscles) | |
| 迫在眉睫 | pressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent | |
| 交睫 | to close one's eyes (i.e. sleep) | |
| 睫毛膏 | mascara | |
| 睫毛 | eyelashes | |
| 倒睫 | trichiasis (ingrown eyelashes) | |
| 眉睫 | eyebrows and eyelashes; (fig.) close at hand; urgent; pressing; imperative |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 疌 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 疌 sound part | — | nimble, quick |
| 捷 | nimble, quick; triumph, victory | |
| 婕 | handsome |