眼影 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

yǎnyǐng

eye shadow

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

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	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
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. 彡 represents the meaning and 景 represents the sound. The 彡 component depicts shadow lines.

彡 Iconic component

shān, xiǎn hair

Depicts shadow lines.

景 Sound component

jǐng scenery

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	'jaengX	qraŋʔ	shadow (n.)