Keyword
eyebrow
- eyebrows
- upper margin of book
- Frequency
- #2275
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
méi
Mnemonic
Picture of hair 尸 above an eye 目
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
眉毛
eyebrow
美眉
(coll.) pretty girl
眉
eyebrow; upper margin
迫在眉睫
pressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent
眉头
brows
皱眉
to frown; to knit one's brow
峨眉山
Mount Emei in Sichuan, one of the four sacred mountains of Chinese Buddhism
峨眉
(used in place names, notably 峨眉山 (ÉméiShān) Mount Emei in Sichuan)
眉山市
Meishan, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省 (SìchuānShěng)
画眉
to apply makeup to the eyebrows; (bird species of China) Chinese hwamei (Garrulax canorus)
眉眼
brows and eyes; appearance; looks; countenance
皱眉头
to scowl; to knit the brows
燃眉之急
lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation; extreme emergency
眉目
general facial appearance; features; arrangement; sequence of ideas; logic (of writing); rough sketch or general idea of things
愁眉苦脸
to look anxious (idiom); to look miserable
眉县
Mei County or Meixian, a county in Baoji City 宝鸡市 (BǎojīShì), Shaanxi
眉心
(the space) between the eyebrows
愁眉不展
with a worried frown
眉来眼去
(idiom) to make eyes; to exchange flirting glances with sb
火烧眉毛
lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation; extreme emergency
眉间
the flat area of forehead between the eyebrows; glabella
蛾眉
(fig.) beautiful woman
眉开眼笑
brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy; all smiles
眉飞色舞
smiles of exultation; radiant with delight