虹膜

hóngmó

noun #29,690

Meanings

1 iris (of the eye)

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Examples

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.

她有一双蓝色的虹膜。

Tā yǒu yī shuāng lánsè de hóngmó.

She has blue irises.

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