Why do small flying insects like to fly into the eyes? Why are eyes called "eyes"?

We often say that eyes are the windows to the soul, eyes are a person’s signature, and a person’s eyes are the most prominent and eye-catching part of their appearance. Eyes can also “speak” and send “winks”. It seems that eyes are quite magical. Let’s learn more about them together!

Contents of this article

1. Why do small flying insects like to fly into the eyes?

2. Why are eyes called "zhaozi"?

3. About protecting your eyes

Why do small flies like to fly into the eyes?

Because human eyes reflect light, are brighter, and look more like water, small flies like water surfaces and mistakenly think that eyes are water surfaces, so they like to fly into eyes. When small flies fly into eyes, you can quickly blink and shed tears to remove them.

If the small fly is not removed after blinking several times, you can clean your eyes with running water.

When an object falls into your eyes, do not rub your eyes too hard to avoid causing more damage.

When small flies enter the eyes, you can wet a cotton swab or small cotton cloth with clean water and gently pat the eyes to remove the small flies trapped in the eyes.

Why are eyes called "zhaozi"?

Eyes are a person's signboard, so it is extended to "zhaozi". "Zhaozi" refers to eyes, and eyes are also called "hu". In ancient times, it referred to posters and confessions. "Yongle Encyclopedia": "I hung up a sign this morning, so I had to call the children out to discuss tomorrow's drama."

The original meaning of "zhaozi" should be closely related to the language habits before the Yuan Dynasty. Its original meaning should be "signboard". For example, "hanging up a signboard" means hanging a signboard. In the past, the first thing to do when a shop opened was to hang up the shop sign, and take it back when closing.

The eyes are the most prominent and eye-catching part of a person's appearance. Whether a person is beautiful, smart, or sinister can be revealed through the eyes, but not the mouth and nose.

At the same time, eyes can also "speak" and send "winks", so eyes can often be seen as a person's signboard, which led to the use of "signs" to metaphorically refer to eyes.

About eye care

The most important thing to protect your eyes is not to overuse them. When reading, watching TV or playing with your phone, it is best not to continue for too long. It is best to take a break every 1-2 hours or so. When using your eyes, the ambient light should not be too bright or too dark. You should use your eyes in a relatively soft environment.

We should develop the habit of doing eye exercises in daily life, which can relieve eye fatigue and protect our eyes to a certain extent.

It is recommended not to lie down and play with your mobile phone, as this can cause great harm to your eyes, especially when lying on your side and playing with your mobile phone, as it may cause different vision in your two eyes.

You can apply hot compresses to your eyes before going to bed or after working or studying. You can use wet towels, steam eye masks, etc. to relieve eye fatigue.