睦 mù friendly
friendly; amiable; peaceful
怎么记住“睦”: 目 eye + 坴 lumps of earth = friendly. Two neighbours who once gave each other the evil eye over lumps of earth thrown across the fence now share tea every Sunday and are friendly.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
睦 = 目 eye + 坴 lumps of earth
- 目 eye meaning
- 坴 lumps of earth sound
Two neighbours who once gave each other the evil eye over lumps of earth thrown across the fence now share tea every Sunday and are friendly.
How it came to be
The eye gives the meaning and the lumps of earth the sound; the word first meant gentle eyes.
用法
- Harmonious/friendly (of relationships), chiefly 和睦 (hémù): 家庭和睦 (jiātíng hémù) a harmonious family, 邻里和睦 (línlǐ hémù) neighborly harmony.
- 睦邻 (mùlín) means good-neighborly (relations between states). Warm, positive register.