mirror / lens

= + : Joan of Arc (ji) asks the mirror (镜) inside of the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4) what her fate will be. The mirror shows her a Jack in the box (竟) stabbing her with a golden harpoon (钅). Joan of Arc instantly realizes that this is an omen telling her to beware of the king of England.

镜 character breakdown

unexpectedly / actually / to go so far as to / indeed

= + : Mnemonic symbol: Jack in the Box.

Sun Wukong tells Joan of Arc to turn the handle of his Jack in the Box in the engine's bathroom. She does so and after turning for a bit a clown with a loudspeaker in each hand jumps out and surprises Joan of Arc. Unexpectedly, the loudspeakers play deafening loud unholy metal.
Character component without intrinsic meaning

Mnemonic symbol: a golden harpoon.

Characters with 镜 as component

镜 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 镜

binoculars / telescope / CL:付[fu4],副[fu4],部[bu4]
mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat – such as a lake – or sth that provides clarity and insight)
to scoop the best camera shots / to grab the limelight
magic mirror for revealing goblins / fig. way of seeing through a conspiracy
swimming goggles
(photography) filter
objective (optics)
hawksbill shell-rimmed eyeglasses / CL:副[fu4]
to wear colored glasses / to have a prejudiced viewpoint
perspicacious and impartial in judgment (idiom)

Sentences with 镜

镜 currently does not appear in any sentence.