眼跳 Origin — Chinese Character Wiki

yǎntiào

eye twitch

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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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. 足 represents the meaning and 兆 represents the sound.

足 Meaning component

zú foot

兆 Sound component

zhào omen

Regular Modern

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Baxter-Sagart	dew	lˤew	jump

《說文》：“跳，蹶也。从足，兆聲。一曰躍也。”