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引人注目

/in²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɻən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹/
to draw attention; to catch people's eyes; to stand out; to be conspicuous
  • HSK 10
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The phrase originates from the concept of pouring water, metaphorically drawing attention or focus to a specific point.
The phrase originates from the concept of pouring water, metaphorically drawing attention or focus to a specific point.

Origin

The term is formed from four characters. The first, 引, means to pull or to draw a bow. It contains the components 弓 (bow) and 丿 (a left-falling stroke). The second character, 人, means man, person, or people.

The phrase continues with 注 and 目. The character 目 means eye. 注 is the simplified form of 註, which means to annotate or to comment. The character 註 contains the semantic component 言 (to say, speak, or talk) and the phonetic component 主 (owner or master). The simplified form 注 means to pour into or to fill, utilizing the semantic component 水 (water) and the phonetic component 主 (owner or master).

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

引人注目由四個漢字組成。

「注」字是「註」的簡化形式。在「註」字中，包含表示意義的「言」部以及表示讀音的「主」部；而在「注」字中，則包含表示意義的「水」部，並同樣使用「主」作為表示讀音的組成部分。

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

Lineage

  • characterChinese引 “to pull; to draw (a bow)”
    • ideaChinese弓 “bow (weapon) (Classifier: 張／张)”
    • ideaChinese丿 “left-falling stroke, usually read as 撇”
  • characterChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
  • characterChinese注 “to pour into; to fill”
    • simplified fromChinese註 “to annotate; to comment”
      • meaningChinese言 “to say; to speak; to talk”
    • meaningChinese水 “water (Classifier: 瓶 m; 樽 c; 滴 m c; 池 m c; 盆 m c; 杯 m c)”
    • soundChinese主 “owner; master”
  • characterChinese目 “eye (Classifier: 雙／双 mn-t)”
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Meanings

verb
  1. to draw attention; to catch people's eyes; to stand out; to be conspicuous

Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • HSK / TOCFL word lists — Facts (levels)
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0