镜子

• 拼音: jìng zi
• 汉字拆解: 镜 = 钅 (metal radical) + 竟 (finish, phonetic) — mirror + 子 = noun suffix

含义

Mirror. A reflective surface used for seeing one's own image.

The everyday word for a mirror of any kind — bathroom mirrors, handheld mirrors, full-length mirrors, etc. Also used figuratively to mean something that reflects or reveals truth, as in 以史为镜 (use history as a mirror). The suffix 子 marks it as a common noun.

例句

1. 她每天出门前都要照一下镜子。
2. 浴室的镜子被热气弄模糊了。
3. 他在镜子里看到自己变老了很多。

用法指南

语境: everyday, home, appearance

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 你看看镜子，头发有点乱。(Look in the mirror; your hair is a bit messy.)
• 这面镜子太小了，看不到全身。(This mirror is too small to see your whole body.)

错误说法

• 我用镜子看远处的东西 (镜子 is for seeing reflections, not for viewing distant objects — use 望远镜 for telescope or 放大镜 for magnifying glass)

起源与历史

From 镜 (mirror, originally a bronze reflective disc, from 钅 metal + 竟 phonetic) plus the noun suffix 子.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal