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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
mí | mi2
English translation
to blind (as with dust)
Taiwan pr. [mǐ]
to narrow one's eyes
to squint
to squint, to narrow the eyes; blindness

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

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eye

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

目米

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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yǎn 透过 tòu guò 望远镜 wàng yuǎn jìng kān .

He squinted through the telescope.

眼睛 yǎnjing 眯成一条 féng ,嘴巴 zuǐ ba 微微 wēi wēi 咧开,不以为然 bù yǐ wéi rán de 轻轻 qīng qīng hēng le 一声 yī shēng .

His eyes narrowed and his mouth widened slightly with the ghost of a superior " Hm! "

司机 sījī 识时务 shí shí wù de zhāo yǎn 向前 xiàng qián wàng zhāo ,汽车 qì chē 速度 sùdù 加快 jiā kuài le 一些 yī xiē .

The driver squinted judiciously ahead and built up the speed of the truck a little.

眼睛 yǎnjing kān zhāo . 看上去 kàn shang qu 成熟 chéngshú duō le , 激动 jīdòng 容光焕发 róng guāng huàn fā .

He narrowed his eyes at her. She looked a lot more mature, and brilliantly excited.

眯起眼睛 yǎnjing , kān zhāo 那些 nà xiē 色彩 sècǎi 鲜明 xiānmíng de 人影 Cóng 山上 Shān shàng Xiàng fēi jiàng .

He squinted at the brightly colored figures swooping toward him down the hill.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
to squint
笑眯眯 xiào mī mī beaming笑眯眯 xiào mī mī
眯缝 mī feng to squint眯縫

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Decomposition

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