眉

méi

eyebrows; upper margin of book

How to write 眉, stroke by stroke

eyebrow; upper margin

Ideographic: Picture of hair 尸 above an eye 目

Made of 尸 + 目

眉毛méi maoeyebrow
美眉měi méi(coll.) pretty girl
眉目méi mùgeneral facial appearance; features; arrangement; sequence of ideas; logic (of writing); rough sketch or general idea of things
眉目méi muprogress; prospect of solution; sign of positive outcome
愁眉苦脸chóu méi kǔ liǎnto look anxious (idiom); to look miserable
迫在眉睫pò zài méi jiépressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent
八字眉bā zì méisloping eyebrows, formed like character for "eight"
展眉zhǎn méito beam with joy; all smiles
扫眉sǎo méito paint the eyebrows
扬眉yáng méito raise eyebrows
书眉shū méiheader; top margin on a page
有眉目yǒu méi mùto begin to take shape; to be about to materialize

我讨厌我的眉毛。
wǒ tǎo yàn wǒ de méi máo 。
I hate my eyebrows.
他听到那个时，皱起了眉头。
tā tīng dào nà ge shí ， zhòu qǐ le méi tóu 。
On hearing that, he knitted his brow.
老太太皱著眉头。
lǎo tài tài zhòu zhù méi tóu 。
The old woman knitted her brows.
她眉头紧锁。
tā méi tóu jǐn suǒ 。
She wrinkled her brows.