鸡眼

雞眼
jīyǎn
noun #36,038

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 corn (callus on the foot)
  2. 2 clavus

Examples

Tā jiǎodǐ zhǎng le yí ge jīyǎn, zǒulù hěn téng.
He has a corn on the sole of his foot — walking really hurts.
Yàodiàn yǒu zhuānmén zhì jīyǎn de gāoyao.
Pharmacies sell medicated plasters specifically for treating corns.

Tips

memory
Literally 'chicken eye' — the round, hardened patch on the foot does look a bit like a chicken's eye, with a tough outer ring around a darker centre. The English 'corn' (from Latin cornu, horn) is just as visual.

Stroke Order

yǎn