懂中文 Dong Chinese

眚

shěng

disease of the eyes

Phonosemantic compound. 生 represents the sound and 目 represents the meaning.

Components
生 sound component

生  Sound component

shēng

  

life

目 meaning component

目  Meaning component

mù

  

eye

eye

Evolution

眚 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
眚 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
眚 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
眚 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

眚  

shěng

disease of the eyes; crime, fault; cataract of the eye; error