PUPIL    眼珠眸

PART of the EYE THROUGH which LIGHT ENTERS THE EYE.
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word for the pupil of the eye is móu 眸. 2. Tóng 瞳 is a later colloquial word for the pupil of the eye. 3. Jīng 睛 refers to the pupils of the eyes as shining objects which attract attention.
Modern Chinese Criteria
眼球 眼珠子 眼珠兒 眼黑 黑眼珠 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
See also
  • STUDENTADULT who is TEACH:taught PERSONALLY by a TEACHER OR who is STUDYING.
Hypernym
Other Hypernyms
  • Not defined　 (anc: 2/0, child: 203)
  • PRIME　 (anc: 1/0, child: 2)
  • 　 (anc: 0/0, child: 0)
  • 古代文化詞異集類辨考 Gudai wenhua ci yi ji lei bian kao ( HUANG JINGUI 1995) p. 513

  • 古辭辨 Gu ci bian ( WANG FENGYANG 1993) p. 118

    • Words (8 items)

    睛  jīng OC: tseŋ MC: tsiɛŋ
    精  jīng OC: tseŋ MC: tsiɛŋ 2 Attributions

    Jīng 睛 refers to the pupils of the eyes as shining objects which attract attention.

      Syntactic words
    • nXUN: colloquial: 1. eyeball; 2. pupil of the eye
    牟子  móu zǐ MC: mjuw tsiX OC: mu sklɯʔ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NP(= 眸子) pupil of an eyeLZ
    眸  móu OC: mu MC: mɨu 1 Attribution

    The current general word for the pupil of the eye is móu 眸.

      Syntactic words
    • npupil of the eye
    童子  tóng zǐ OC: dooŋ sklɯʔ MC: duŋ tsɨ
    瞳子  tóng zǐ OC: dooŋ sklɯʔ MC: duŋ tsɨ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPpupil of the eye
    目珠子  mù zhū zǐ OC: muɡ tjo sklɯʔ MC: muk tɕi̯o tsɨ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • npupil
    珠子  zhū zǐ OC: tjo sklɯʔ MC: tɕi̯o tsɨ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPpupil of the eye
    眹  zhèn OC: rlinʔ MC: ɖin 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nthe opening between the lids through which the eye sees
    瞳  tóng OC: dooŋ MC: duŋ 0 Attributions

    Tóng 瞳 is a later colloquial word for the pupil of the eye.

      Syntactic words
    • npupil of the eye