显微镜 (xiǎn wēi jìng)

Character breakdown

• 显 (xiǎn) · 9 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 日 represents the meaning and 𢇁 represents the sound. Simplified form of 顯.

• 微 (Wēi) · 13 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 彳 represents the meaning and 𢼸 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "go out and hide". The meaning later shifted to "conceal" and "tiny".

• 镜 (jìng) · 16 strokes

  Simplified form of 鏡. Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 竟 represents the sound.