视神经

視神經

shìshénjīng

noun #35,744

Measure Word

一条视神经 tiáo

Meanings

1 optic nerve

Characters

to look / vision

channel / passage

Examples

HSK 5

视神经把信号从眼睛传到大脑。

Shìshénjīng bǎ xìnhào cóng yǎnjing chuándào dànǎo.

The optic nerve transmits signals from the eye to the brain.

HSK 6

青光眼会损伤视神经。

Qīngguāngyǎn huì sǔnshāng shìshénjīng.

Glaucoma can damage the optic nerve.

Tips

memory

Read it as 视(vision) + 神经(nerve). 神经 is the general word for 'nerve', so almost any nerve name follows the pattern X神经: 听神经 tīngshénjīng (auditory nerve), 坐骨神经 zuògǔshénjīng (sciatic nerve).

Stroke Order

视 shì

神 shén

经 jīng