méi

eyebrow

upper margin

brow ridge (尸) + eye (目) = eyebrow

The eye (目) sits below, and 尸 here represents the overhanging brow ridge above it. Together they depict the eyebrow as the roof over the eye.

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她的毛又细又长,看起来很好看。

tā de méi máo yòu xì yòu cháng,kàn qǐ lái hěn hǎo kàn。

Her eyebrows are both thin and long, and look very nice.

他皱起头,好像在想一个很难的问题。

tā zhòu qǐ méi tóu,hǎo xiàng zài xiǎng yī gè hěn nán de wèn tí。

He furrowed his brow, as if thinking about a very difficult problem.

Words with 眉

眉头

méi tóu

brows

颦眉

pín méi

to knit one's brows

须眉

xū méi

man or men (formal)

黄眉姬鹟

huáng méi jī wēng

(bird species of China) narcissus flycatcher (Ficedula narcissina)

黄眉林雀

huáng méi lín què

(bird species of China) yellow-browed tit (Sylviparus modestus)

黄眉柳莺

huáng méi liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) yellow-browed warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)

黄眉鹀

huáng méi wú

(bird species of China) yellow-browed bunting (Emberiza chrysophrys)

黑眉拟啄木鸟

hēi méi nǐ zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) Chinese barbet (Psilopogon faber)

黑眉柳莺

hēi méi liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) sulphur-breasted warbler (Phylloscopus ricketti)

黑眉苇莺

hēi méi wěi yīng

(bird species of China) black-browed reed warbler (Acrocephalus bistrigiceps)

黑眉蝮蛇

hēi méi fù shé

Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds

黑眉长尾山雀

hēi méi cháng wěi shān què

(bird species of China) black-browed bushtit (Aegithalos bonvaloti)

More characters with 尸