眳 meaning and stroke order
Eye ridge
How to write 眳, stroke by stroke
11 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 眳
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- space between the eyebrows and the eyelashes
How 眳 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Eye.
目 gives the meaning and 名 hints at the sound.
Radical: 目 (eye), shared by 100 characters on this site.
How to remember 眳
眳 puts 目 (mù, eye) on the left and 名 (míng) on the right. The eye part tells you it is about the area around the eye, and 名 gives the sound míng.
眳 is a rare, literary character that you will mostly meet in dictionaries or classical texts. It names the space between the eyebrows and the eyelashes, the ridge above the eye. In modern speech people describe this area with everyday words instead, for example 他的眉毛下面有一道疤 (tā de méimao xiàmiàn yǒu yí dào bā), "He has a scar below his eyebrow."
Common mistake: Learners sometimes misread 眳 as 名 (míng) alone or confuse it with 铭 (míng, to engrave), since they share the same right side. Check the left part. 目 means the eye area, 钅 means metal.
Questions about 眳
How many strokes are in 眳?
眳 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 眳 mean?
眳 (míng) means eye ridge.
How do you pronounce 眳?
眳 is pronounced míng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 眳?
The radical of 眳 is 目, which carries the idea of "eye". Dictionaries list 眳 under this radical.
Is 眳 used in everyday modern Chinese?
No. It is a rare character, and most native speakers would not recognize it. In daily language people just say 眉毛 (méimao, eyebrow) or 眼皮 (yǎnpí, eyelid) for nearby areas.
Why is 眳 pronounced míng?
It is a pictophonetic character. The component 名 (míng) supplies the sound, and 目 supplies the meaning related to the eye.