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耳 ěr

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耳 ěr Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
ěr | er3
English translation
ear
handle (archaeology)
and that is all (classical Chinese)
ear; to hear, to hear of; handle

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About 耳 ěr

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Number of strokes

6

Radical frequency

172

Traditional form

耳 ěr

Contains the radical

耳 ěr

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

An ear

Etymology of 耳 ěr

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

⿻？二 èr

Explanation

Pictograph of an ear.

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Example sentences using 耳 ěr

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他 tā 对 duì 老师 lǎoshī 的 de 教导 jiào dǎo 塞 Sāi 耳 ěr 不 bù 闻 Wén .

He turned a deaf ear to the instruction given by his teacher.

他 tā 耳朵 ěrduo 里 lǐ 还 Huán 听 yǐn 得 dé 萨萨萨的 de 声 shēng 音 yīn 和 hé 屑 xiè 索 Suǒ 屑索的怪声.

His ears were still hissing with the rustle of the leaves.

她 tā 的 de 声音 shēngyīn 高 Gāo 得 dé 刺耳 cì ěr .

She had a shrill high - pitched voice.

在 zài 事故 shìgù 中 Zhōng 他 tā 的 de 耳膜 ěr mó 破 pò 了 le .

His eardrum was broken in the accident.

那 Nā 男孩 nán hái 敲 qiāo 个 gè 破 pò 铁桶发出 fā chū 刺耳 cì ěr 的 de 声音 shēngyīn .

The boy jarred against a broken metal pail.

Words with 耳 ěr

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
耳朵 ěrduo ear耳朵 ěrduo
耳 ěr ear耳 ěr
耳机 ěr jī headphones耳機
土耳其 Tǔ ěr qí Turkey土耳其 Tǔ ěr qí
耳环 ěrhuán earring耳環
耳光 ěr guāng a slap on the face耳光 ěr guāng
洗耳恭听 xǐ ěr gōng tīng we are all ears洗耳恭聽
刺耳 cì ěr ear-piercing刺耳 cì ěr
耳熟 ěr shú to sound familiar耳熟 ěr shú
耳目 ěr mù eyes and ears耳目 ěr mù
耳目一新 ěr mù yī xīn a pleasant change耳目一新 ěr mù yī xīn
耳闻 ěr wén to hear of耳聞
耳塞 ěr sāi earplug耳塞 ěr sāi
木耳 mù ěr edible tree fungus木耳 mù ěr
耳语 ěr yǔ a whisper耳語
蒲式耳 pú shì ěr bushel (eight gallons)蒲式耳 pú shì ěr
悦耳 yuè ěr sweet-sounding悅耳
银耳 yín ěr silver tree-ear fungus銀耳
黑木耳 hēi mù ěr Auricularia auricula-judae, an edible fungus黑木耳 hēi mù ěr
耳熟能详 ěr shú néng xiáng what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)耳熟能詳
耳鸣 ěr míng tinnitus耳鳴
耳聋 ěr lóng deaf耳聾
不绝于耳 bù jué yú ěr (of sound) to never stop不絕於耳
震耳欲聋 zhèn ěr yù lóng ear-splitting (idiom); deafening震耳欲聾

耳 ěr Decomposition & Compounds

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耳 ěr Compounds

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  • 耳 ěr
    • 取 qǔ
      • 最 zuì
        • 撮 cuō , 嘬 chuài , 樶 zuī , 蕞 zuì , 熶, 穝, 繓, 襊
      • 叢 cóng
        • 欉, 灇, 爜
      • 趣 qù , 娶 qǔ , 诹 zōu , 娵 jū , 掫 zōu , 棸 Zōu , 緅 zōu , 菆 zōu , 陬 zōu , 鲰 zōu , 黀 zōu , 齱 zōu , 埾, 棷, 樷, 焣, 箃, 諏, 踙, 輙, 鋷, 鯫 zōu
    • 敢 gǎn
      • 嚴 yán
        • 玁, 儼 yǎn , 壧, 孍, 巖 yán , 巗, 曮, 欕, 礹, 讝, 釅, 麣 yán
      • 闞 hǎn
        • 矙
      • 橄 gǎn , 憨 hān , 澉 gǎn , 阚 hǎn , 噉, 撖
    • 耶 yé
    • 聚 jù
    • 茸 rōng
      • 傇, 媶, 搑, 榵, 穁, 縙
    • 聂 niè
    • 弭 mǐ
      • 麛 mí , 渳, 葞
    • 咠 qì
      • 戢 jí
        • 濈 jí , 蕺 jí , 嶯, 擑, 檝, 艥, 霵
      • 辑 jí , 缉 jī , 葺 qì , 緝 jī , 揖 yī , 楫 jí , 偮, 湒, 箿, 諿, 輯 jí , 鍓
    • 咡 èr
      • 聖 shèng
        • 檉, 蟶
    • 耴
      • 辄 zhé , 鮿 zhé , 踂, 輒 zhé , 銸
    • 聯 lián
      • 壣
    • 聶 niè
    • 職 zhí
    • 聽 tīng
    • 联 lián , 职 zhí , 闻 Wén , 聊 liáo , 聪 cōng , 耻 chǐ , 耽 dān , 聘 pìn , 聋 lóng , 饵 ěr , 耿 gěng , 聆 líng , 耸 sǒng , 餌 ěr , 聒 guā , 耷 dā , 珥 ěr , 聩 kuì , 聰 cōng , 恥 chǐ , 挕, 聲 shēng , 髙 gāo , 佴 èr , 冣 jù , 刵 èr , 洱 ěr , 耵 dīng , 耼 dān , 聃 dān , 聍 níng , 聎 tiāo , 聝 guó , 聡 cōng , 聦 cōng , 聮 lián , 聱 áo , 聴 tīng , 衈 èr , 郰 zōu , 铒 ěr , 駬 ěr , 斊, 朂, 栮, 毦, 眲, 耹, 耺, 耾
    • 聀, 聁, 聄, 聅, 聇, 聈, 聉, 聏, 聐, 聑, 聓, 聕, 聗, 聙, 聛, 聜, 聞 wén , 聟, 聠, 聢, 聣, 聤, 聥, 聧, 聨 lián , 聫, 聬, 聭, 聳 sǒng , 聵 kuì , 聸, 聹, 聺, 聻, 聾 lóng , 誀, 鉺, 髶, 鵈
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