kōu

眍

Character · VerbTraditional瞘

sunken eyes

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to have sunken eyes

neutral

Typically describes eyes appearing deeply set, often due to illness, fatigue, or old age. Commonly used in the verb-complement structure '眍进去'.

Tā他
bìng病
le了
yī一
chǎng场
 ，
yǎn眼
jīng睛
dōu都
kōu眍
jìn进
qù去
le了
 。

He was ill for a while, and his eyes became sunken.

Lǎo老
ren人
jiā家
shòu瘦
de得
yǎn眼
wō窝
dōu都
kōu眍
le了
 。

The old person is so thin that their eye sockets are sunken.

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Lián连
xù续
áo熬
yè夜
ràng让
tā他
miàn面
róng容
qiáo憔
cuì悴
 ，
yǎn眼
jīng睛
kōu眍
zhe着
 。

Staying up late consecutively made him look haggard, with sunken eyes.