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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 詞
眼睛 word · TOCFL 2 (est.)
眼睛 ＝ 眼 ＋ 睛
ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥ · yǎnjīng
noun — eye

字源 FORM — what the parts do

眼eye (雙眼的眼)yǎn目(eye organ) + 艮(gèn, hard/to stop; phonetic) — the eye; 艮 gives the sound
睛eyeball, pupil (眼珠的睛)jīng目(eye) + 青(qīng, clear/green-blue; phonetic and meaning) — the clear bright center of the eye; 青 gives the sound
眼睛，雙眼的眼，眼珠的睛。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

目（眼中的目）加上清澈的青（睛中的青）——清亮亮的那顆，就是眼珠。
The eye organ (目 in 眼) plus clear 青 (in 睛) — that bright, clear center is the pupil itself.
字源記憶法
關 · Related
眼鏡yǎnjìngglasses — what goes over 眼睛視力shìlìeyesight — the function of 眼睛