안경

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glasses, eyeglasses

👓 안경 = 眼 eye + 鏡 mirror: an eye-mirror

안 (眼) means eye, as in 안과 (eye clinic) and 안약 (eye drops). 경 (鏡) means mirror or lens, as in 망원경 (telescope) and 현미경 (microscope). Glasses are literally lenses for the eye.

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