睫

jié

j+ié·2nd tone

eyelashes

Radical: 目 Strokes: 13

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

相眼目直真着省眉看眷睡瞻

Same radical

相眼目直真着省眉看眷睡瞻盲眠眩

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Character Decomposition

睫=目+疌

Etymology

eye

Meanings

eyelashes

jié

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Words with 睫 32 total

eyelashes睫毛jié máo trichiasis (ingrown eyelashes)倒睫dào jié to close one's eyes (i.e. sleep)交睫jiāo jié eyebrows and eyelashes · (fig.) close at hand; urgent; pressing; imperative眉睫méi jié eyelashes眼睫毛yǎn jié máo mascara睫毛膏jié máo gāo ciliary body (in the eye, containing the focusing muscles)睫状体jié zhuàng tǐ 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目不见睫mù bù jiàn jié lit. the eyelashes do not come together (idiom) · fig. to not sleep a wink目不交睫mù bù jiāo jié

Idioms with 睫 13 total Chain

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目不见睫mù bù jiàn jié lit. the eyelashes do not come together (idiom) · fig. to not sleep a wink目不交睫mù bù jiāo jié pressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent迫在眉睫pò zài méi jié