眉心

méixīn
noun #29,900

Meanings

  1. 1 the space between the eyebrows
  2. 2 the center of the brow
  3. 3 the third eye region

Examples

Tā de méixīn yǒu yī kē hóng zhì.
She has a red mole in the center of her brow.
Tóuténg de shíhou, tā xíguàn ànyā méixīn.
When he has a headache, he habitually presses the space between his eyebrows.

Tips

culture
眉心 corresponds to the location of the 'third eye' in various spiritual traditions and is also the site of the ājñā chakra (眉心) in yogic philosophy. In traditional Chinese aesthetics, a bindi or red dot here was a mark of beauty.

Stroke Order

méi
xīn