Word
眉开眼笑 — Chinese word meaning
HSK 7
眉开眼笑 (méi kāi yǎn xiào) is a Chinese word: beaming with joy. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.
Meaning of 眉开眼笑
成语 idiom
beaming with joy
听到这个好消息,他眉开眼笑。
Hearing this good news, he beamed with joy.
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Word breakdown
Structure & writing
眉 is a component in 1 characters
consists of
尸 is a component in 23 characters
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目 is a component in 38 characters
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开 is a component in 5 characters
开 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
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眼 is not used as a component in any other character.
consists of
目 is a component in 38 characters
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艮 is a component in 14 characters
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笑 is not used as a component in any other character.
consists of
⺮ is a component in 31 characters
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夭 is a component in 4 characters
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