虹膜

hóngmó

noun #29,690

Meanings

1 iris (of the eye)

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

她有一双蓝色的虹膜。

Tā yǒu yī shuāng lánsè de hóngmó.

She has blue irises.

HSK 7-9

虹膜识别技术被用于安全验证。

Hóngmó shíbié jìshù bèi yòngyú ānquán yànzhèng.

Iris recognition technology is used for security verification.

Tips

memory

虹 means 'rainbow,' and the iris of the eye can display many colors like a rainbow, hence 虹膜, 'rainbow membrane.'

Stroke Order

虹 hóng

膜 mó