眼底 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

yǎndǐ

before one's eyes

yǎn eye

Phonosemantic compound. 目 represents the meaning and 艮 represents the sound.

目 Meaning component

mù eye

艮 Sound component

gěn, gèn, hén blunt

Regular Modern

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Baxter-Sagart	ngonX	ŋˤə[n]ʔ	protrude as a knob
	ngeanX	[ŋ]ˤ<r>ə[n]ʔ	eye

《說文》：“眼，目也。从目，聲。”

Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and 氐 represents the sound.

广 Meaning component

guǎng roof

dī, dǐ, zhī bottom

Regular Modern

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Baxter-Sagart	tejX	tˤijʔ	bottom; stop, obstruct

《說文》：“底，山居也。一曰下也。从广，氐聲。”